How Many People Are Named Aliah?
An estimated 5,560 people in the United States have the first name Aliah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Aliah peaked in popularity in 2015 with 266 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aliah 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 Aliah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Aliah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,560
About 1 in 61,646 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2015
266 births
Total Registered
5,635
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aliah
Aliah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,635 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aliah as a female name
Ranked #1,246 in 2024
186 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (266 births)
Aliah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aliah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,218 babies were registered. While Aliah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Aliah by Decade
How has Aliah 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.
Aliah by State
Birth registrations for Aliah span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska. On average, about 129 Aliahs were registered per state.
Aliah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aliah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Aliah
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Aliah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aliah?
We estimate approximately 5,560 people named Aliah 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 61,646 Americans share this first name.
Is Aliah a common name?
Aliah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,635 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aliah most popular?
Aliah reached peak popularity in 2015, when 266 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aliah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aliah a female name?
Aliah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aliah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aliah Smith, Aliah Johnson, Aliah 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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