Girls' name · since 1994
Alayla
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 1,754 babies named Alayla, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,712 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,754
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alayla currently ranks #2712 among girls' names in America, with 1,754 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alayla has been recorded 1,754 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #2712 nationally and more common than 84% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #5,142 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,712 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,754 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alayla ranks #5,142 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,712 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,754 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,712 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,754
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alayla's 1,754 recorded births place it above 92.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Alayla compares
1,754 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Alayla's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,754 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 117 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alayla splits its recorded history at 2012: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 117 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Alayla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (914 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Alayla's strongest decade.
914 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Alayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
418 births
- 2010s
2010s
914 births
- 2020s
2020s
408 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 914 births (52% of all-time use).
How Alayla 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 Alayla's total volume
Alayla by state
Where Alayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 139 | 7.9% |
| #2 | California | | 105 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 100 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 68 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 46 | 2.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 40 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 26 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 22 | 1.3% |
139 of 1,754 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Alayla appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alayla's data
- Alayla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (914 total births) through the 2020s (408) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Alaylas (139 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 Alayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Alayla 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.