Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Aleya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,873 Trend ↑ Rising 50%
Rank 2025
#1,873
among girls · ↑138 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
105
named Aleya · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,307
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
105 babies
All-time total
2,128
#4,521 all-time among girls
First recorded
1974
in Social Security records

Aleya popularity over time

2,128 babies have been named Aleya since 1974, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 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 21 2 – #8,587
1980s 78 8 +271% #4,951
1990s 290 29 +272% #2,738
2000s 601 60 +107% #2,238
2010s 630 63 +5% #2,206
2020s (to 2025) 508 85 +34% #1,873

Where Aleya 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 114 0.07 outside top 500
2027 122 0.08 outside top 500
2028 130 0.08 outside top 500
2029 137 0.08 outside top 500
2030 143 0.09 outside top 500

Where Aleya is most popular

Girls named Aleya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.053 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Texas, and Florida.

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 Aleya 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
Maryland 12 0.113 +114%
Texas 68 0.085 +60%
Florida 35 0.082 +55%
California 62 0.074 +39%
Illinois 14 0.061 +16%
Louisiana 5 0.057 +8%
Georgia 12 0.053 ≈ national
Arizona 7 0.050 -6%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -22%
New York 12 0.030 -43%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -58%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Aleya

Aleya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,873 in 2025 with 105 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1974, 2,128 American babies have been named Aleya. Its peak came in 2025, when 105 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 Aleya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aleya?

The median living Aleya is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 23. An estimated 2,100 people named Aleya 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.

Aleya year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 105 #1,873
2024 97 #2,011
2023 85 #2,211
2022 67 #2,606
2021 75 #2,385
2020 79 #2,257
2019 74 #2,401
2018 44 #3,499
2017 50 #3,194
2016 52 #3,141
2015 48 #3,347
2014 61 #2,809
2013 81 #2,283
2012 85 #2,206
2011 63 #2,765
2010 72 #2,539
2009 67 #2,706
2008 58 #2,996
2007 66 #2,752
2006 53 #3,136
2005 58 #2,831
2004 65 #2,556
2003 54 #2,841
2002 45 #3,151
2001 65 #2,411
2000 70 #2,238
1995 31 #3,495
1990 10 #7,895
1985 7 #8,346
1980 8 #7,431
1975 5 #9,099
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aleya?

The median living Aleya is about 14 years old. Half of all living Aleyas are between 6 and 23 years old.

How many people named Aleya are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Aleya are alive in the United States, based on 2,128 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aleya in 2025?

Aleya ranked #1,873 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 105 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aleya?

2,128 babies have been named Aleya in the United States since 1974, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aleya most popular?

Aleya peaked in 2025, when 105 newborns received the name.

Is Aleya a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aleya rising or falling?

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

Will Aleya become more popular?

Aleya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 143 girls named Aleya 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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