Girls' name · since 1986
Alaia
Alaia has 17,682 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #117 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,682
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alaia is the #117 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 17,682 recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaia has been recorded 17,682 times among girls since 1986, currently ranked #117 nationally and more common than 99.3% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #1,150 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #117 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 17,682 born since 1986
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaia ranks #1,150 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #117 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 17,682 born since 1986, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #117 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,682
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
Alaia's 17,682 recorded births place it above 98.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alaia compares
17,682 Top 7% higher than 93% of 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
Alaia's all-time total is 47x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alaia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,682 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,429 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alaia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alaia's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 99% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 1%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 2,429, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alaia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 2,429
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Alaia popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 2020 (Alaia as boys' name)
Alaia by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (13,634 births, 77% of the file).
2020s was Alaia's strongest decade.
13,634 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Alaia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 230
2000s
230 births
- 2010s 3,770
2010s
3,770 births
- 2020s
2020s
13,634 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 13,634 births (77% of all-time use).
How Alaia 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 Alaia's total volume
Alaia by state
Where Alaia concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,678 | 15.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,348 | 13.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,870 | 10.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,765 | 10.0% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 896 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 574 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 504 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 466 | 2.6% |
2,678 of 17,682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Alaia appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alaia's data
- California records the most Alaias (2,678 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Alaia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Alaia 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.