US rank #10602 Girls' name Peak 2005 687 births

Alajah — #10602 US girls' name

687 babies named Alajah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s662000s3652010s2152020s41
#10602
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 40% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Alajah was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

47 babies were named Alajah in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alajah

The Social Security Administration has registered 687 babies named Alajah between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alajah currently holds the #10602 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alajah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 365 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alajah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Alajah in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alajah 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 687 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.

Alajah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

687

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2005

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,602

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alajah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
47
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
01020304050 20242019201520112007200319991995 5

Alajah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
365 births that decade — 53% of Alajah's all-time total
1990s662000s3652010s2152020s41

Alajah by state

Where Alajah concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Alajah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
34 4.9%
#2 Georgia
16 2.3%
#3 California
12 1.7%
#4 Texas
7 1.0%
#5 Ohio
6 0.9%
#6 Mississippi
5 0.7%
Louisiana share of Alajah's total US births 4.9%
Even split

34 of 687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alajah?
687 babies have been named Alajah since 1995. It currently ranks #10602 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 47 births.
When was Alajah most popular?
Alajah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 365 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Alajah most popular?
The top states for the name Alajah are Louisiana (34 births), Georgia (16 births), California (12 births).
How long has the name Alajah been used?
Alajah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alajah?
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, 1995–2024 (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.