Girls' name · since 1998
Alayja
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 365 babies named Alayja, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,276 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alayja sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 365 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alayja has been recorded 365 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2024.
- #14,276 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 365 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alayja ranks #14,276 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 365 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,276 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alayja's 365 recorded births place it above 80.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Alayja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alayja's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alayja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Alayja by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (179 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Alayja's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Alayja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
179 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 179 births (49% of all-time use).
Alayja by state
Where Alayja concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 15 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 7 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.6% |
15 of 365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Alayja's decade-level peak was the 2000s (179 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Alayjas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alayja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1998–2024 (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 Alayja 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.