Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2011

Aleah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #965 Trend ↓ Falling 36%

Probably a fanciful spelling of Alia, Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).

Rank 2025
#965
among girls · ↓209 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
265
named Aleah · -29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,065
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2011
814 babies
All-time total
16,592
#1,195 all-time among girls
First recorded
1961
in Social Security records

Aleah popularity over time

16,592 babies have been named Aleah since 1961, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2011Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 11 1 – #5,857
1970s 136 14 +1136% #3,018
1980s 691 69 +408% #1,491
1990s 2,191 219 +217% #654
2000s 4,190 419 +91% #520
2010s 6,959 696 +66% #390
2020s (to 2025) 2,414 402 -42% #582

Where Aleah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 245 0.15 outside top 500
2027 229 0.14 outside top 500
2028 217 0.13 outside top 500
2029 206 0.13 outside top 500
2030 198 0.12 outside top 500

Where Aleah is most popular

Girls named Aleah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.236 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Louisiana, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aleah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 152 0.355 +51%
Louisiana 31 0.354 +50%
Arizona 49 0.349 +48%
Indiana 49 0.349 +48%
California 291 0.346 +47%
Pennsylvania 80 0.338 +43%
Missouri 39 0.324 +37%
South Carolina 28 0.311 +32%
Texas 250 0.311 +32%
Massachusetts 36 0.298 +26%
Washington 43 0.298 +26%
North Carolina 64 0.281 +19%
Utah 22 0.264 +12%
Wisconsin 26 0.252 +7%
New York 97 0.245 ≈ national
Illinois 53 0.232 ≈ national
New Jersey 41 0.227 ≈ national
Ohio 53 0.223 -5%
Tennessee 35 0.221 -6%
Michigan 40 0.220 -7%
Georgia 49 0.216 -9%
Oregon 14 0.215 -9%
Kansas 12 0.208 -12%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -13%
Iowa 12 0.205 -13%
Maryland 20 0.189 -20%
Virginia 32 0.188 -20%
Colorado 19 0.170 -28%
Kentucky 14 0.164 -31%
Idaho 5 0.149 -37%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -60%
Minnesota 7 0.065 -72%
Alabama 5 0.053 -77%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aleah

Aleah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #965 in 2025 with 265 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1961, 16,592 American babies have been named Aleah. Its peak came in 2011, when 814 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aleah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aleah?

The median living Aleah is about 14 years old; half are between 8 and 22. An estimated 16 thousand people named Aleah are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aleah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 265 #965
2024 372 #756
2023 379 #742
2022 436 #669
2021 461 #645
2020 501 #582
2019 571 #538
2018 565 #547
2017 617 #506
2016 707 #455
2015 713 #444
2014 758 #423
2013 778 #395
2012 753 #418
2011 814 #390
2010 683 #450
2009 583 #520
2008 495 #620
2007 463 #640
2006 431 #667
2005 366 #737
2004 388 #696
2003 319 #777
2002 335 #727
2001 391 #646
2000 419 #603
1995 256 #778
1990 112 #1,410
1985 64 #1,760
1980 43 #2,280
1975 13 #4,597
1970 10 #5,065
1965 5 #6,547
1960 – –
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1945 – –
1940 – –
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1930 – –
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1910 – –
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1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aleah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aleah?

The median living Aleah is about 14 years old. Half of all living Aleahs are between 8 and 22 years old.

How many people named Aleah are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Aleah are alive in the United States, based on 16,592 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aleah mean?

Probably a fanciful spelling of Alia, Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).

How popular is the name Aleah in 2025?

Aleah ranked #965 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 265 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aleah?

16,592 babies have been named Aleah in the United States since 1961, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aleah most popular?

Aleah peaked in 2011, when 814 newborns received the name.

Is Aleah a boy or girl name?

Aleah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aleah rising or falling?

Aleah is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aleah become more popular?

Aleah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 198 girls named Aleah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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