Aleeza
Hebrew name meaning "happiness" or "joyful".
Name Census estimates that about 1,281 living Americans carry the first name Aleeza. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aleeza today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aleeza births was 2017 (67 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aleeza. 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.
Key insights
- • Aleeza is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 16 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 267,568 Americans
Peak year
2017
67 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,877
Tracked since 1977
Popularity
Aleeza: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aleeza from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 557 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aleeza 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 Aleeza during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aleezas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. New York, California, Texas recorded the most babies named Aleeza, while Maryland, Georgia, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 64 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aleeza
The name Aleeza has its roots in the Arabic language, originating from the word "al-'izza" which means "noble" or "honorable." This name gained popularity in the Middle East and Islamic countries during the medieval period, around the 7th to 13th centuries.
Aleeza is a variant of the more common Arabic name Aliyah or Aliya, which also carries the meaning of "nobility" or "exaltation." The name may have been derived from the Arabic word "aliyy" meaning "elevated" or "sublime."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aleeza can be traced back to the 9th century, when it was mentioned in an Arabic literary work called "Kitab al-Aghani" (The Book of Songs). This work was a collection of poems and anecdotes compiled by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, a renowned scholar and historian from Baghdad.
In the 11th century, an influential Arab philosopher and poet named Aleeza al-Andalusi was born in present-day Spain. She was known for her contributions to the fields of philosophy, literature, and astronomy during the Golden Age of Islamic civilization.
Another notable figure with the name Aleeza was Aleeza bint Abi al-Hasan al-Sharqi, a 13th-century Arab princess and poet from the Ayyubid dynasty. Her poems were widely celebrated and have been preserved in various literary anthologies.
In the 14th century, Aleeza al-Dimashqi was a renowned Syrian scholar and writer who authored several works on Islamic jurisprudence and theology. Her writings were influential in shaping the intellectual discourse of her time.
During the 16th century, Aleeza al-Hanafi was a celebrated Ottoman calligrapher and artist, renowned for her mastery of the Arabic script and her beautiful calligraphic works.
While the name Aleeza has its roots in the Arabic language and Islamic culture, it has gained popularity across various regions and communities in recent times, transcending its linguistic and cultural boundaries.
People
Aleeza + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aleeza 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
Aleeza: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aleeza?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,281 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aleeza 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 267,568 US residents.
Is Aleeza a common name?
We classify Aleeza as "Rare". It ranks above 91.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,298 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aleeza most popular?
The single biggest year for Aleeza was 2017, when 67 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aleeza is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Aleeza a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aleeza 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.
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.