Alitza: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,362

among girls · ↑2,905 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Alitza

How common

1 in 50,227

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

32 babies

All-time total

527

#11,464 all-time among girls

First recorded

1989

in Social Security records

Alitza popularity over time

527 babies have been named Alitza since 1989, 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	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	11	1	–	#6,970
1990s	30	3	+173%	#7,765
2000s	121	12	+303%	#6,017
2010s	233	23	+93%	#4,582
2020s (to 2025)	132	22	-6%	#4,362

Where Alitza 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	32	0.02	outside top 500
2027	32	0.02	outside top 500
2028	32	0.02	outside top 500
2029	32	0.02	outside top 500
2030	32	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Alitza

Alitza is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,362 in 2025 with 32 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 527 American babies have been named Alitza. Its peak came in 2025, when 32 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 Alitza stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alitza?

The median living Alitza is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 18. An estimated 500 people named Alitza 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.

Alitza year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	32	#4,362
2024	15	#7,267
2023	16	#6,943
2022	17	#6,725
2021	27	#4,840
2020	25	#5,013
2019	23	#5,453
2018	21	#5,794
2017	30	#4,582
2016	22	#5,805
2015	30	#4,588
2014	28	#4,901
2013	25	#5,321
2012	29	#4,841
2011	16	#7,457
2010	9	#11,307
2009	14	#8,480
2008	15	#8,126
2007	11	#10,163
2006	15	#7,892
2005	20	#6,017
2004	9	#10,738
2003	10	#9,710
2002	10	#9,513
2001	9	#10,146
2000	8	#10,782
1995	–	–
1990	8	#9,271
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
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1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Alitza?

The median living Alitza is about 11 years old. Half of all living Alitzas are between 5 and 18 years old.

How many people named Alitza are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Alitza are alive in the United States, based on 527 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Alitza in 2025?

Alitza ranked #4,362 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alitza?

527 babies have been named Alitza in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alitza most popular?

Alitza peaked in 2025, when 32 newborns received the name.

Is Alitza a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Alitza rising or falling?

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

Will Alitza become more popular?

Alitza looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 32 girls named Alitza in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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