Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Alizah

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,139 Trend ↑ Rising 44%
Rank 2025
#2,139
among girls · ↑166 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
92
named Alizah · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,474
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
96 babies
All-time total
1,469
#5,803 all-time among girls
First recorded
1990
in Social Security records

Alizah popularity over time

1,469 babies have been named Alizah since 1990, 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
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GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 94 – 94 9 – #4,516
2000s 379 5 384 38 +309% #3,019
2010s 495 – 495 50 +29% #2,432
2020s (to 2025) 491 5 496 83 +67% #2,021

Where Alizah 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 92 0.06 outside top 500
2027 97 0.06 outside top 500
2028 101 0.06 outside top 500
2029 105 0.07 outside top 500
2030 108 0.07 outside top 500

Where Alizah is most popular

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

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Alizah 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
California 80 0.095 +79%
Texas 63 0.078 +47%
Florida 26 0.061 +14%
Washington 6 0.042 -22%
Indiana 5 0.036 -33%
New York 12 0.030 -43%
Ohio 6 0.025 -53%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
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Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
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Missouri – – –
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North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
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Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
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 Alizah

Alizah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,139 in 2025 with 87 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1990, 1,469 American babies have been named Alizah. Its peak came in 2022, when 96 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 Alizah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alizah?

The median living Alizah is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 18. An estimated 1,500 people named Alizah are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Alizah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 87 #2,139 5 #12,103
2024 80 #2,305 – –
2023 84 #2,231 – –
2022 96 #2,021 – –
2021 85 #2,186 – –
2020 59 #2,782 – –
2019 66 #2,632 – –
2018 56 #2,930 – –
2017 74 #2,432 – –
2016 54 #3,062 – –
2015 49 #3,302 – –
2014 50 #3,231 – –
2013 39 #3,854 – –
2012 36 #4,124 – –
2011 37 #4,001 – –
2010 34 #4,313 – –
2009 48 #3,414 – –
2008 57 #3,019 – –
2007 29 #4,952 – –
2006 36 #4,076 – –
2005 37 #3,879 – –
2004 39 #3,692 – –
2003 38 #3,661 5 #10,953
2002 42 #3,284 – –
2001 28 #4,328 – –
2000 25 #4,657 – –
1995 8 #9,604 – –
1990 5 #13,022 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Alizah?

The median living Alizah is about 9 years old. Half of all living Alizahs are between 4 and 18 years old.

How many people named Alizah are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Alizah are alive in the United States, based on 1,469 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Alizah in 2025?

Alizah ranked #2,139 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 87 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alizah?

1,469 babies have been named Alizah in the United States since 1990, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alizah most popular?

Alizah peaked in 2022, when 96 newborns received the name.

Is Alizah a boy or girl name?

Alizah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alizah rising or falling?

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

Will Alizah become more popular?

Alizah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 108 girls named Alizah 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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