How Many People Are Named Aleah?
An estimated 16,072 people in the United States have the first name Aleah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Aleah peaked in popularity in 2011 with 814 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aleah 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 Aleah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Aleah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
16,072
About 1 in 21,326 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2011
814 births
Total Registered
16,320
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aleah
Aleah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 16,320 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aleah as a female name
Ranked #759 in 2024
370 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (814 births)
Aleah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aleah span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 6,958 babies were registered. While Aleah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Aleah by Decade
How has Aleah 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.
Aleah by State
Birth registrations for Aleah span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota. On average, about 318 Aleahs were registered per state.
Aleah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aleah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Aleah
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Aleah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aleah?
We estimate approximately 16,072 people named Aleah 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 21,326 Americans share this first name.
Is Aleah a common name?
Aleah is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,320 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aleah most popular?
Aleah reached peak popularity in 2011, when 814 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aleah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aleah a female name?
Aleah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aleah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aleah Smith, Aleah Johnson, Aleah 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me