US rank #9291 Girls' name Peak 2019 227 births

Aalaya — #9291 US girls' name

227 babies named Aalaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s592010s1072020s61
#9291
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 47% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Aalaya was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

18 babies were named Aalaya in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aalaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 227 babies named Aalaya between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aalaya currently holds the #9291 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aalaya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aalaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aalaya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aalaya 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 227 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.

Aalaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

227

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2019

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,291

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aalaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
18
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 202420212018201520122009200620022001 5

Aalaya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
107 births that decade — 47% of Aalaya's all-time total
2000s592010s1072020s61

Aalaya by state

Where Aalaya concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aalaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.2%
California share of Aalaya's total US births 2.2%

5 of 227 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aalaya?
227 babies have been named Aalaya since 2001. It currently ranks #9291 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 18 births.
When was Aalaya most popular?
Aalaya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Aalaya most popular?
The top states for the name Aalaya are California (5 births).
How long has the name Aalaya been used?
Aalaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aalaya?
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.

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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, 2001–2024 (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.