Aaliyah Thomas
There are approximately 261 people named Aaliyah Thomas living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,313,235 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Aaliyah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Thomas. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
261
1 in 1,313,235
Named Aaliyah
106K
Alive today
Named Thomas
842K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 106K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2012
Average age: 15
Top Census group: Black or African American (39.5%)
Estimated bearers: 842K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #16
Per 100K: 245.68
Top ancestry: White (49.7%)
First name trend
Aaliyah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Aaliyah. The peak year was 2012 with 5,529 births. The average person named Aaliyah today is 15 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aaliyah
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Aaliyah, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 39.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aaliyah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Aaliyah at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American39.5% · 27,363
- Hispanic or Latino31.2% · 21,587
- White13.7% · 9,520
- Two or more races12.3% · 8,503
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 1,382
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 882
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Thomas surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Thomas, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 49.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Thomas described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Thomas at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White49.7% · 365,101
- Black or African American37.8% · 277,281
- Two or more races4.8% · 34,975
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 26,220
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.2% · 23,380
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 7,388
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Aaliyah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0310% of the US population, based on 106,181 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Aaliyah right now.
The surname Thomas appears at a rate of 245.68 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.2457%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 261 people with the full name Aaliyah Thomas. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Aaliyah Thomas: questions and answers
How many people are named Aaliyah Thomas?
We estimate approximately 261 people in the United States share the full name Aaliyah Thomas. That works out to about 1 in 1,313,235 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0310%) with the surname frequency (245.68 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Aaliyah Thomas?
We classify Aaliyah Thomas as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,313,235 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Aaliyah a male or female name?
Aaliyah is predominantly female. Out of 107,420 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Aaliyah profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Aaliyah Thomas?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.