Girls' name · since 2003
Alaylah
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 383 babies named Alaylah, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,259 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 383
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alaylah is the #6259 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 383 recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Alaylah recorded 383 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #6259 nationally today, ahead of 64% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #13,866 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,259 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 383 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaylah ranks #13,866 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,259 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 383 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,259 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 383
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alaylah's 383 recorded births place it above 80.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Alaylah compares
383 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Alaylah's all-time total is 2% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alaylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 383 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alaylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alaylah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alaylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Alaylah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (217 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Alaylah's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Alaylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 55
2000s
55 births
- 2010s
2010s
217 births
- 2020s
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 217 births (57% of all-time use).
Alaylah by state
Where Alaylah concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
10 of 383 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Alaylah's data
- Alaylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (217 total births) through the 2020s (111) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Alaylahs (10 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 Alaylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Alaylah 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.