Girls' name · since 1997
Alayiah
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 730 babies named Alayiah, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,335 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 730
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alayiah is the #5335 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 730 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alayiah has been recorded 730 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #5335 nationally and more common than 69% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #9,275 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,335 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 730 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alayiah ranks #9,275 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,335 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 730 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,335 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 730
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alayiah's 730 recorded births place it above 87.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Alayiah compares
730 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
Alayiah's all-time total is 94% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alayiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 730 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alayiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alayiah splits its recorded history at 2013: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 64 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alayiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Alayiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (357 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Alayiah's strongest decade.
357 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Alayiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 138
2000s
138 births
- 2010s
2010s
357 births
- 2020s
2020s
230 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 357 births (49% of all-time use).
How Alayiah 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 Alayiah's total volume
Alayiah by state
Where Alayiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 61 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #5 | California | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
61 of 730 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Alayiah's data
- Alayiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (357 total births) through the 2020s (230) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Alayiahs (61 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 Alayiah: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Alayiah 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.