Girls' name · since 1994
Ahliyah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 289 babies named Ahliyah, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,229 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,801 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 289
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ahliyah currently ranks #13801 among girls' names in America, with 289 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Ahliyah recorded 289 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #13801 nationally today, ahead of 20% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #16,229 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,801 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 289 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahliyah ranks #16,229 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,801 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 289 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,229 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,801 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 289
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ahliyah's 289 recorded births place it above 77.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ahliyah compares
289 44th 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
Ahliyah's all-time total is 23% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ahliyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 289 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ahliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ahliyah's full recorded timeline at 2009, 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 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ahliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Ahliyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (121 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Ahliyah's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Ahliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 121 births (42% of all-time use).
Ahliyah by state
Where Ahliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 289 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ahliyah's data
- Ahliyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (121 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ahliyahs (5 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 Ahliyah: 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 (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Ahliyah 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.