Aleeyah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,990

among girls · ↓872 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Aleeyah · -26% vs 2024

How common

1 in 61,818

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2012

111 babies

All-time total

1,517

#5,659 all-time among girls

First recorded

1993

in Social Security records

Aleeyah popularity over time

1,517 babies have been named Aleeyah since 1993, 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

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	–	–	–	–
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1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	142	14	–	#3,733
2000s	404	40	+185%	#2,705
2010s	764	76	+89%	#1,823
2020s (to 2025)	207	35	-55%	#3,769

Where Aleeyah 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	24	0.02	outside top 500
2027	23	0.01	outside top 500
2028	22	0.01	outside top 500
2029	21	0.01	outside top 500
2030	20	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Aleeyah

Aleeyah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,990 in 2025 with 26 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 1,517 American babies have been named Aleeyah. Its peak came in 2012, when 111 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 Aleeyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aleeyah?

The median living Aleeyah is about 13 years old; half are between 9 and 18. An estimated 1,500 people named Aleeyah are alive in the United States today.

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

Aleeyah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	26	#4,990
2024	35	#4,118
2023	32	#4,369
2022	40	#3,769
2021	36	#4,022
2020	38	#3,782
2019	52	#3,088
2018	55	#2,963
2017	54	#3,015
2016	61	#2,800
2015	72	#2,503
2014	85	#2,214
2013	109	#1,849
2012	111	#1,823
2011	99	#1,983
2010	66	#2,695
2009	67	#2,705
2008	60	#2,926
2007	45	#3,603
2006	36	#4,075
2005	35	#4,031
2004	33	#4,177
2003	22	#5,427
2002	37	#3,596
2001	36	#3,634
2000	33	#3,811
1995	25	#4,100
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aleeyah?

The median living Aleeyah is about 13 years old. Half of all living Aleeyahs are between 9 and 18 years old.

How many people named Aleeyah are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Aleeyah are alive in the United States, based on 1,517 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aleeyah in 2025?

Aleeyah ranked #4,990 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 26 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aleeyah?

1,517 babies have been named Aleeyah in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aleeyah most popular?

Aleeyah peaked in 2012, when 111 newborns received the name.

Is Aleeyah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aleeyah rising or falling?

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

Will Aleeyah become more popular?

Aleeyah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 20 girls named Aleeyah 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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