Girls' name · since 2001
Aalaya
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 242 babies named Aalaya, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,346 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 242
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
242 babies have been named Aalaya since 2001, making it today's #7346 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aalaya has been recorded 242 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #7346 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #17,879 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,346 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 242 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aalaya ranks #17,879 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,346 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 242 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,346 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 242
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aalaya's 242 recorded births place it above 75.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aalaya compares
242 41st percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aalaya's all-time total is 36% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aalaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 242 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aalaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aalaya's full recorded timeline at 2014, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aalaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Aalaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (107 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Aalaya's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Aalaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 107 births (44% of all-time use).
Aalaya by state
Where Aalaya concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 242 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Aalaya's data
- Aalaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 2020s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aalayas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aalaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aalaya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.