Girls' name · since 1988
Aaliya
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 1,571 babies named Aaliya, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,423 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,571
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aaliya currently ranks #3423 among girls' names in America, with 1,571 babies recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Aaliya recorded 1,571 times among girls since 1988, holding rank #3423 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #5,530 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,423 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,571 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaliya ranks #5,530 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,423 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,571 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,423 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,571
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aaliya's 1,571 recorded births place it above 92.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aaliya compares
1,571 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Aaliya's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aaliya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,571 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aaliya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aaliya splits its recorded history at 2009: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 85 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aaliya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Aaliya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (668 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Aaliya's strongest decade.
668 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Aaliya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 113
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
499 births
- 2010s
2010s
668 births
- 2020s
2020s
286 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 668 births (43% of all-time use).
How Aaliya 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 Aaliya's total volume
Aaliya by state
Where Aaliya concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 173 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 138 | 8.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 90 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 31 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 31 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 10 | 0.6% |
173 of 1,571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Aaliya appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aaliya's data
- Aaliya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (668 total births) through the 2020s (286) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aaliyas (173 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aaliya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Aaliya 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.