Girls' name · since 1994
Alaiyah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 2,115 babies named Alaiyah, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,601 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,115
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alaiyah is the #1601 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,115 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Alaiyah recorded 2,115 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #1601 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #4,541 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,601 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,115 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaiyah ranks #4,541 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,601 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,115 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,601 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,115
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Alaiyah's 2,115 recorded births place it above 93.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Alaiyah compares
2,115 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Alaiyah's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alaiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,115 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 206 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alaiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alaiyah's SSA record in two at 2010 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 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 206, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alaiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 206
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Alaiyah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,002 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Alaiyah's strongest decade.
1,002 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Alaiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 230
2000s
230 births
- 2010s
2010s
845 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,002 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,002 births (47% of all-time use).
How Alaiyah 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 Alaiyah's total volume
Alaiyah by state
Where Alaiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 214 | 10.1% |
| #2 | California | | 167 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 142 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 100 | 4.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 72 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 60 | 2.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 59 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 51 | 2.4% |
214 of 2,115 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Alaiyah appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Alaiyahs (214 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Alaiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
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 Alaiyah 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.