Girls' name · since 1976
Aaliyah
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 109,971 babies named Aaliyah, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #352 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #101 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 109,971
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aaliyah is the #101 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 109,971 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaliyah has been recorded 109,971 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #101 nationally and more common than 99.4% 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 1976 to 2025.
- #352 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #101 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 109,971 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaliyah ranks #352 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #101 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 109,971 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #352 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #101 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 109,971
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aaliyah's 109,971 recorded births place it above 99.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aaliyah compares
109,971 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Aaliyah's all-time total is 292x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aaliyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 109,971 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,523 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aaliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aaliyah splits its recorded history at 2001: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (10 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 5,523 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aaliyah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 5,523
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Aaliyah popularity over time - boys
106 total births recorded since 1994 (Aaliyah as boys' name)
Aaliyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (46,734 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Aaliyah's strongest decade.
46,734 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Aaliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 142
1970s
142 births
- 1980s 209
1980s
209 births
- 1990s 7,839
1990s
7,839 births
- 2000s
2000s
36,381 births
- 2010s
2010s
46,734 births
- 2020s 18,666
2020s
18,666 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 46,734 births (42% of all-time use).
How Aaliyah 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 Aaliyah's total volume
Aaliyah by state
Where Aaliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14,831 | 13.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12,147 | 11.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 7,834 | 7.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 6,270 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 4,650 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 4,477 | 4.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 3,833 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 3,613 | 3.3% |
14,831 of 109,971 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Aaliyah appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aaliyah's data
- Aaliyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (46,734 total births) through the 2020s (18,666) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aaliyahs (14,831 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Aaliyah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aaliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Aaliyah 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.