Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Aleia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #933 Trend ↑ Rising 59%
Rank 2025
#933
among girls · ↑29 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
279
named Aleia · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,761
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
279 babies
All-time total
3,223
#3,443 all-time among girls
First recorded
1973
in Social Security records

Aleia popularity over time

3,223 babies have been named Aleia since 1973, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 – – – –
1970s 30 3 – #5,584
1980s 177 18 +490% #3,810
1990s 362 36 +105% #2,586
2000s 446 45 +23% #2,817
2010s 740 74 +66% #1,366
2020s (to 2025) 1,468 245 +231% #933

Where Aleia 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 311 0.19 outside top 500
2027 340 0.21 outside top 500
2028 367 0.23 outside top 500
2029 392 0.24 outside top 500
2030 415 0.26 outside top 500

Where Aleia is most popular

Girls named Aleia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.151 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Arizona, and California.

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 Aleia 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
Hawaii 38 3.32 +2095%
Arizona 48 0.342 +127%
California 239 0.284 +88%
Texas 189 0.235 +56%
Washington 31 0.215 +42%
Florida 81 0.189 +25%
New Jersey 34 0.188 +25%
Illinois 43 0.188 +24%
Georgia 39 0.172 +14%
Massachusetts 20 0.165 +10%
New York 65 0.164 +9%
North Carolina 37 0.163 +8%
Virginia 26 0.153 ≈ national
Alabama 11 0.117 -22%
Pennsylvania 23 0.097 -36%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -43%
Kentucky 6 0.070 -54%
South Carolina 6 0.067 -56%
Colorado 7 0.063 -58%
Missouri 5 0.041 -73%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -79%
Ohio 7 0.030 -80%
Michigan 5 0.027 -82%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Aleia

Aleia is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #933 in 2025 with 279 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 3,223 American babies have been named Aleia. Its peak came in 2025, when 279 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Aleia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aleia?

The median living Aleia is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 20. An estimated 3,200 people named Aleia are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Aleia year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 279 #933
2024 271 #962
2023 222 #1,107
2022 227 #1,099
2021 226 #1,095
2020 243 #1,031
2019 165 #1,366
2018 92 #2,086
2017 68 #2,573
2016 83 #2,287
2015 65 #2,712
2014 43 #3,590
2013 55 #3,007
2012 60 #2,866
2011 61 #2,841
2010 48 #3,361
2009 54 #3,126
2008 45 #3,587
2007 42 #3,788
2006 49 #3,319
2005 36 #3,947
2004 33 #4,178
2003 35 #3,869
2002 50 #2,935
2001 51 #2,844
2000 51 #2,817
1995 46 #2,650
1990 24 #4,124
1985 18 #4,285
1980 18 #4,150
1975 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aleia?

The median living Aleia is about 6 years old. Half of all living Aleias are between 3 and 20 years old.

How many people named Aleia are alive today?

An estimated 3,200 people named Aleia are alive in the United States, based on 3,223 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aleia in 2025?

Aleia ranked #933 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 279 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aleia?

3,223 babies have been named Aleia in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aleia most popular?

Aleia peaked in 2025, when 279 newborns received the name.

Is Aleia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aleia rising or falling?

Aleia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aleia become more popular?

Aleia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 415 girls named Aleia 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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