Girls' name · since 1995
Alayia
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 718 babies named Alayia, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,363 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,429 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 718
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alayia currently ranks #3429 among girls' names in America, with 718 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alayia has been recorded 718 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #3429 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #9,363 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,429 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 718 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alayia ranks #9,363 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,429 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 718 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,363 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,429 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 718
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alayia's 718 recorded births place it above 87.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Alayia compares
718 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Alayia's all-time total is 91% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alayia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 718 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alayia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alayia's full recorded timeline at 2012, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alayia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Alayia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (290 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Alayia's strongest decade.
290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Alayia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
169 births
- 2010s
2010s
290 births
- 2020s
2020s
249 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 290 births (40% of all-time use).
How Alayia 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 Alayia's total volume
Alayia by state
Where Alayia concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 26 | 3.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
26 of 718 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Alayia's data
- Alayia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (290 total births) through the 2020s (249) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Alayias (26 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 Alayia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Alayia 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.