Girls' name · since 1997
Alaija
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 229 babies named Alaija, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 229
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
229 girls have been named Alaija since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Alaija has 229 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.
- #18,435 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 229 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaija ranks #18,435 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 229 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 229
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alaija's 229 recorded births place it above 74.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Alaija's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alaija splits its recorded history at 2008: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alaija popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Alaija by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (136 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Alaija's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Alaija births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 136 births (59% of all-time use).
Alaija by state
Where Alaija concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 229 births nationwide.
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What to do with Alaija's data
- Alaija's decade-level peak was the 2000s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Alaijas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Alaija: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1997–2024 (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 Alaija 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.