Girls' name · peaked in 2011
Aleah name popularity since 1925
16,592 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Aleah. Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Aleah is about 15 years old in 2026. Aleah peaked in 2011 as the #390 name for girls, and it ranked #965 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,592
- Named Aleah, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #965
- for girls in 2025 (265 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 16,592 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 1.68× its national share
Peak year is the year Aleah made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Aleah births per year, 1925–2025
2011 was the biggest year for Aleah both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1992 and 1997, Aleah became 3.2× more common, from 1 in 18,300 baby girls to 1 in 5,650.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 47%, from 1 in 3,230 to 1 in 6,070.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Aleah's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Aleah.
Decade by decade
Babies named Aleah in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 11 | #6,547 |
| 1970s | 136 | #4,597 |
| 1980s | 691 | #1,760 |
| 1990s | 2,191 | #778 |
| 2000s | 4,190 | #737 |
| 2010s | 6,959 | #444 |
| 2020–25 | 2,414 | #965 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
44.8% of babies named Aleah from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Aleah is most popular
The index compares Aleah's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Aleah.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1.68× | 892 |
| Washington | 1.55× | 381 |
| Texas | 1.33× | 1,532 |
| Tennessee | 1.26× | 389 |
| California | 1.23× | 1,918 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Aleah and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Aleah (this page) | 16,592 | 2011 |
| Aliah | 5,831 | 2015 |
| Alea | 4,085 | 1999 |
| Aleyah | 2,805 | 2021 |
| Aleeah | 1,503 | 2012 |
| Alyah | 1,477 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Aleah's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Aleah.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Aleah (2011).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data