Girls' name · since 1994
Aalayah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 1,276 babies named Aalayah, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,364 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,050 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,276
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aalayah currently ranks #3050 among girls' names in America, with 1,276 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aalayah has been recorded 1,276 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #3050 nationally and more common than 82% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #6,364 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,050 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,276 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aalayah ranks #6,364 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,050 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,276 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,364 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,050 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,276
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aalayah's 1,276 recorded births place it above 91.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aalayah compares
1,276 Top 28% higher than 72% of 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
Aalayah's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aalayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,276 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aalayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aalayah's full recorded timeline at 2011, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 79 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aalayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Aalayah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (599 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Aalayah's strongest decade.
599 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Aalayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
278 births
- 2010s
2010s
599 births
- 2020s
2020s
350 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 599 births (47% of all-time use).
How Aalayah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aalayah's total volume
Aalayah by state
Where Aalayah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 113 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 82 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 43 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 14 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 12 | 0.9% |
113 of 1,276 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Aalayah appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aalayah's data
- Aalayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (599 total births) through the 2020s (350) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aalayahs (113 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 Aalayah: 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 (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Aalayah 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.