Girls' name · since 1994
Aalyiah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 808 babies named Aalyiah, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,665 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 808
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aalyiah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 808 have been recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aalyiah has been recorded 808 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 2024.
- #8,665 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 808 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aalyiah ranks #8,665 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 808 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,665 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 808
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aalyiah's 808 recorded births place it above 88.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Aalyiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aalyiah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aalyiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Aalyiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (363 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Aalyiah's strongest decade.
363 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Aalyiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 89
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
363 births
- 2010s
2010s
312 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 363 births (45% of all-time use).
How Aalyiah 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 Aalyiah's total volume
Aalyiah by state
Where Aalyiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 47 | 5.8% |
| #2 | California | | 34 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 9 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
47 of 808 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Aalyiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (363 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Aalyiahs (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Aalyiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1994–2024 (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 Aalyiah 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.