Girls' name · since 1996
Alaijah
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 735 babies named Alaijah, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,236 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,598 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 735
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alaijah is the #8598 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 735 recorded since 1996.
Alaijah has 735 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8598 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of girls, 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 1996 to 2025.
- #9,236 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,598 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 735 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaijah ranks #9,236 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,598 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 735 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,236 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,598 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 735
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alaijah's 735 recorded births place it above 87.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Alaijah compares
735 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Alaijah's all-time total is 95% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alaijah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 735 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alaijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alaijah splits its recorded history at 2011: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alaijah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Alaijah popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2004 (Alaijah as boys' name)
Alaijah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (329 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Alaijah's strongest decade.
329 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Alaijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
329 births
- 2010s
2010s
263 births
- 2020s 93
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 329 births (45% of all-time use).
How Alaijah 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 Alaijah's total volume
Alaijah by state
Where Alaijah concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 24 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 8 | 1.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 7 | 1.0% |
24 of 735 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Alaijah's data
- Alaijah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (329 total births); usage has since declined to 93 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Alaijahs (24 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Alaijah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alaijah: 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 (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Alaijah 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.