Girls' name · since 2003
Ahlaya
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 258 babies named Ahlaya, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,053 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 258
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ahlaya is the #7053 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 258 recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahlaya has been recorded 258 times among girls since 2003, currently ranked #7053 nationally and more common than 59% 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 2003 to 2025.
- #17,284 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,053 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 258 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahlaya ranks #17,284 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,053 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 258 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,053 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 258
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ahlaya's 258 recorded births place it above 76.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ahlaya compares
258 42nd percentile among 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
Ahlaya's all-time total is 31% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ahlaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 258 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ahlaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ahlaya's full recorded timeline at 2015, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ahlaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Ahlaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (140 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Ahlaya's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Ahlaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
140 births
- 2020s
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 140 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Ahlaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (140 total births) through the 2020s (83) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Ahlaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Ahlaya 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.