Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Alias isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alias through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,201
- 1,201 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 108 babies
- 2025
- 108
- #1,572 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +77%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 108 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,572 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 76.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,500 as a first name in 2020; 1,522 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alias’s family of names
Alias may belong to the same name family as ALIASS. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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