Recorded 1997–2012 Girls' name Peak 2006 67 births

Alajia — girls' name

67 babies named Alajia in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

67 girls have been named Alajia since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

67
total births
1997–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Alajia was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

8 babies were named Alajia in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alajia

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Alajia between 1997 and 2012, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alajia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alajia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alajia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alajia 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 67 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.

Alajia at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

67

Since 1997

16 years of records

Peak year

2006

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1997

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2012

Alajia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1997

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2006)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Alajia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
50 births that decade — 75% of Alajia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alajia?
67 babies have been named Alajia since 1997. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2006 with 8 births.
When was Alajia most popular?
Alajia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Alajia been used?
Alajia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 16 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Alajia?
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.

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, 1997–2012 (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.