Recorded 1997–2023 Girls' name Peak 2022 104 births

Aalaiyah — girls' name

104 babies named Aalaiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s112010s512020s37
2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Aalaiyah was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

14 babies were named Aalaiyah in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aalaiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Aalaiyah between 1997 and 2023, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aalaiyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aalaiyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aalaiyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aalaiyah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 104 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aalaiyah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

104

Since 1997

27 years of records

Peak year

2022

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1997

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2023

Aalaiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1997

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2022)
14
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
46810121416 2023202120172015201320081997 5

Aalaiyah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
51 births that decade — 49% of Aalaiyah's all-time total
1990s52000s112010s512020s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aalaiyah?
104 babies have been named Aalaiyah since 1997. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2022 with 14 births.
When was Aalaiyah most popular?
Aalaiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Aalaiyah been used?
Aalaiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 27 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Aalaiyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aaliyah, Aaliya, Aaleyah, Aalayah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.