Girls' name · since 1994
Alaila
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 593 babies named Alaila, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,630 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,995 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 593
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alaila is the #6995 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 593 recorded since 1994.
Alaila has 593 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6995 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #10,630 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,995 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 593 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaila ranks #10,630 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,995 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 593 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,630 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,995 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 593
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alaila's 593 recorded births place it above 85.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Alaila compares
593 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Alaila's all-time total is 58% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alaila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 593 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alaila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alaila's full recorded timeline at 2013, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alaila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Alaila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (245 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Alaila's strongest decade.
245 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Alaila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
176 births
- 2010s
2010s
245 births
- 2020s
2020s
162 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 245 births (41% of all-time use).
How Alaila 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 Alaila's total volume
Alaila by state
Where Alaila concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
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What to do with Alaila's data
- Alaila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (245 total births) through the 2020s (162) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Alailas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Alaila: 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 (~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 Alaila 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.