Girls' name · since 2002
Alaiah
Alaiah has 1,156 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,700 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,156
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,156 babies have been named Alaiah since 2002, making it today's #1700 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaiah has been recorded 1,156 times among girls since 2002, currently ranked #1700 nationally and more common than 90% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #6,795 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,700 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,156 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaiah ranks #6,795 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,700 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,156 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,700 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,156
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Alaiah's 1,156 recorded births place it above 90.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alaiah compares
1,156 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Alaiah's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alaiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,156 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 148 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alaiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alaiah's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 148, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alaiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 148
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Alaiah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (698 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Alaiah's strongest decade.
698 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Alaiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 77
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
381 births
- 2020s
2020s
698 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 698 births (60% of all-time use).
How Alaiah 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 Alaiah's total volume
Alaiah by state
Where Alaiah concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 126 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 123 | 10.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 103 | 8.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 70 | 6.1% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 29 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 28 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 19 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 17 | 1.5% |
126 of 1,156 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Alaiah appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alaiah's data
- California records the most Alaiahs (126 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 Alaiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Alaiah 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.