How Many People Are Named Alika?
An estimated 1,172 people in the United States have the first name Alika. It is used for both genders, with 52.7% male. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Alika peaked in popularity in 1998 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alika 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 Alika paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Alika is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,172
About 1 in 292,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
52.7% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1998
35 births
Total Registered
1,205
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alika
Alika is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (52.7%) and females (47.3%). Out of 1,205 total births registered, 635 were male and 570 were female.
Alika as a male name
Ranked #10,876 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 1998 (21 births)
Alika as a female name
Ranked #15,354 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (26 births)
Alika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alika span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 281 babies were registered. Alika has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alika by Decade
How has Alika 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.
Alika by State
Birth registrations for Alika span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Hawaii, California, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, California, Hawaii. On average, about 149 Alikas were registered per state.
Alika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alika?
We estimate approximately 1,172 people named Alika 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 292,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Alika a common name?
Alika is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,205 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alika most popular?
Alika reached peak popularity in 1998, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alika is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alika a male name?
Alika is predominantly male. 52.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alika Smith, Alika Johnson, Alika 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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