How Many People Are Named Alea?
An estimated 3,923 people in the United States have the first name Alea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Alea peaked in popularity in 2000 with 156 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alea as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,923
About 1 in 87,370 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2000
156 births
Total Registered
4,029
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alea
Alea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,029 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alea as a female name
Ranked #3,115 in 2024
51 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (156 births)
Alea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alea span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,254 babies were registered. Alea has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alea by Decade
How has Alea tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alea by State
Birth registrations for Alea span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Oregon, Kentucky, Utah. On average, about 61 Aleas were registered per state.
Alea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Alea
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Alea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alea?
We estimate approximately 3,923 people named Alea are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 87,370 Americans share this first name.
Is Alea a common name?
Alea is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,029 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alea most popular?
Alea reached peak popularity in 2000, when 156 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alea is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alea a female name?
Alea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alea Smith, Alea Johnson, Alea Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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