US rank #1483 Girls' name Peak 2021 1,983 births

Alaiyah — #1483 US girls' name

1,983 babies named Alaiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s382000s2302010s8452020s870
#1483
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Alaiyah was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

206 babies were named Alaiyah in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alaiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,983 babies named Alaiyah between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alaiyah currently holds the #1483 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 206 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alaiyah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 870 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alaiyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 200 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Alaiyah in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alaiyah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,983 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alaiyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,983

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2021

206 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,483

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alaiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
206
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
-50050100150200250 202420202016201220082004200019951994 7

Alaiyah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
870 births that decade — 44% of Alaiyah's all-time total
1990s382000s2302010s8452020s870

Alaiyah by state

Where Alaiyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alaiyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
200 10.1%
#2 California
153 7.7%
#3 Florida
127 6.4%
#4 Georgia
93 4.7%
#5 New York
67 3.4%
#6 Illinois
54 2.7%
#7 North Carolina
52 2.6%
#8 Ohio
51 2.6%
Texas share of Alaiyah's total US births 10.1%
Even split

200 of 1,983 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Alaiyah appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alaiyah?
1,983 babies have been named Alaiyah since 1994. It currently ranks #1483 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 206 births.
When was Alaiyah most popular?
Alaiyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 870 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Alaiyah most popular?
The top states for the name Alaiyah are Texas (200 births), California (153 births), Florida (127 births).
How long has the name Alaiyah been used?
Alaiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alaiyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alana, Alaina, Alayna, Alanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.