Boys' name · since 2003
Ahlijah
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 78 babies named Ahlijah, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,043 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,874 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 78
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ahlijah currently ranks #12874 among boys' names in America, with 78 babies recorded since 2003.
Ahlijah has 78 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12874 as of the latest data, more common than 8% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #19,043 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,874 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 78 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahlijah ranks #19,043 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,874 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 78 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,043 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,874 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 78
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ahlijah's 78 recorded births place it above 57.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ahlijah compares
78 22nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ahlijah's all-time total is 79% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ahlijah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 78 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ahlijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ahlijah's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ahlijah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Ahlijah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (34 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Ahlijah's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Ahlijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 34 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Ahlijah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 2020s (16) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ahlijah: 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 (~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 Ahlijah 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.