Aleea
A feminine name of American origin meaning "beauty".
Name Census estimates that about 591 living Americans carry the first name Aleea. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aleea today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aleea births was 2001 (32 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aleea. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Aleea with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
591
~ 1 in 579,957 Americans
Peak year
2001
32 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,181
Tracked since 1984
Census
Aleea in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 552 people with the first name Aleea, which placed it at #19,274 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,274
National first-name rank
People counted
552
552 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
57.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aleea
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aleea is White at 57.8%. The next largest groups are Black (14.5%) and Hispanic (13.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aleea described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aleea at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White57.8% · 319
- Black or African American14.5% · 80
- Hispanic or Latino13.8% · 76
- Two or more races9.4% · 52
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.1% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 8
Popularity
Aleea: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aleea from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 236 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aleea by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aleea during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aleeas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Michigan, Texas recorded the most babies named Aleea, while Texas, Michigan, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 5 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aleea
The name Aleea is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, derived from the word "al-layyah," which means "soft" or "gentle." It is thought to have originated in the Middle East during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aleea can be found in ancient Arabic manuscripts, where it was used to describe a woman of gentle nature and demeanor. The name gained popularity among Arab communities and eventually spread to other regions influenced by Islamic culture and tradition.
In the 14th century, a renowned Persian poet named Hafez mentioned the name Aleea in one of his literary works, praising the beauty and grace of a woman bearing this name. This literary reference contributed to the name's recognition and further dissemination across the Middle East and Central Asia.
During the Ottoman Empire's reign in the 15th and 16th centuries, the name Aleea was relatively common among the upper classes and nobility in the region. One notable figure who bore this name was Aleea Khanum, a influential and respected advisor to the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in the early 16th century.
In the 19th century, the name Aleea gained popularity in parts of Europe, particularly in regions with significant Arab or Muslim communities. One notable European figure with this name was Aleea Izetbegović, a Bosnian politician and activist who served as the first President of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1996.
Throughout history, the name Aleea has been associated with individuals from various backgrounds and professions. For example, Aleea Adnan was a renowned Syrian poet and writer who lived in the early 20th century, while Aleea Mustafaeva was a celebrated Azerbaijani opera singer who performed in the mid-20th century.
People
Aleea + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aleea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aleea: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aleea?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 591 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aleea going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 579,957 US residents.
Is Aleea a common name?
We classify Aleea as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 602 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aleea most popular?
The single biggest year for Aleea was 2001, when 32 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aleea is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aleea in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 552 people with the name Aleea, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,274 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aleea in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aleea?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aleea appears almost entirely female. Of the 551 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aleea?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aleea is White at 57.8%. The next largest groups are Black (14.5%) and Hispanic (13.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aleea most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Aleea in the 2020 Census, accounting for 57.8% (319 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aleea in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aleea a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aleea in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aleea still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aleea in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aleea can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Aleea?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.