Girls' name · since 1994
Aalliyah
169 babies named Aalliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aalliyah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 169 have been recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aalliyah has been recorded 169 times among girls since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. 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 2022.
- #21,521 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 169 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aalliyah ranks #21,521 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 169 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aalliyah's 169 recorded births place it above 70.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Aalliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aalliyah's full recorded timeline at 2004, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aalliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2022
- Peak year (2001)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Aalliyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (100 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Aalliyah's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Aalliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
100 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 100 births (59% of all-time use).
Aalliyah by state
Where Aalliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 169 births nationwide.
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- Aalliyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Aalliyahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aalliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1994–2022 (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 Aalliyah 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.