Aleria
A feminine name of Greek origin denoting rebirth or new life.
Name Census estimates that about 225 living Americans carry the first name Aleria. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aleria today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aleria births was 2007 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aleria. 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.
People living today
225
~ 1 in 1,523,353 Americans
Peak year
2007
16 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,113
Tracked since 1989
Census
Aleria in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 230 people with the first name Aleria, which placed it at #35,134 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
#35,134
National first-name rank
People counted
230
230 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
57.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aleria
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aleria is Black at 57.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (22.2%) and White (13.9%). 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 Aleria 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 Aleria at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American57.8% · 133
- Hispanic or Latino22.2% · 51
- White13.9% · 32
- Two or more races3.9% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 1
Popularity
Aleria: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aleria 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 107 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
Aleria 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 Aleria during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aleria
Aleria is a name with roots tracing back to ancient Greece. The name is derived from the Greek word "aletheia," which means truth. It is believed to have originated around the 5th century BC.
One of the earliest known individuals to bear the name Aleria was a Greek philosopher who lived during the 4th century BC. She was a student of Plato and is mentioned in several ancient texts, although little is known about her life and teachings.
In the Middle Ages, the name Aleria gained popularity among Christian communities in Europe. It was often given to girls born on or near the feast day of Saint Aleria, a 3rd-century martyr who was known for her unwavering commitment to the truth.
During the Renaissance period, Aleria became a popular name among the nobility and intellectual circles. One notable figure was Aleria Gonzaga, an Italian noblewoman born in 1492, who was renowned for her patronage of the arts and her support of humanist scholars.
In the 17th century, Aleria Falconieri, an Italian mystic and founder of the Order of the Immaculate Conception, was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church. Her life and teachings further popularized the name among devout Christians.
Another famous bearer of the name was Aleria de Lenclos, a French courtesan and writer who lived from 1620 to 1705. She was known for her wit, intelligence, and literary salons, which attracted some of the most prominent intellectuals and artists of her time.
As the name Aleria continued to spread throughout Europe, it also found its way to other parts of the world through exploration and colonization. In the 19th century, Aleria Browning was an American abolitionist and women's rights activist who worked tirelessly to end slavery and promote equal rights.
People
Aleria + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aleria 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
Aleria: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aleria?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 225 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aleria 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 1,523,353 US residents.
Is Aleria a common name?
We classify Aleria as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 228 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aleria most popular?
The single biggest year for Aleria was 2007, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aleria is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aleria in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 230 people with the name Aleria, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,134 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 Aleria 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 Aleria?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aleria appears almost entirely female. Of the 228 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 Aleria?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aleria is Black at 57.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (22.2%) and White (13.9%). 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 Aleria most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Aleria in the 2020 Census, accounting for 57.8% (133 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 Aleria in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aleria a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aleria 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 Aleria still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aleria 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 Aleria 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 called Aleria?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.