Recorded 2006–2017 Girls' name Peak 2008 50 births

Aleyiah — girls' name

50 babies named Aleyiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

50 girls have been named Aleyiah since 2006, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.

50
total births
2006–2017
years on record
2010s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Aleyiah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

9 babies were named Aleyiah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleyiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Aleyiah between 2006 and 2017, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aleyiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleyiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Aleyiah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleyiah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 50 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aleyiah at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

50

Since 2006

12 years of records

Peak year

2008

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2006

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2017

Aleyiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2006

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2008)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Aleyiah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
27 births that decade — 54% of Aleyiah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleyiah?
50 babies have been named Aleyiah since 2006. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2008 with 9 births.
When was Aleyiah most popular?
Aleyiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Aleyiah been used?
Aleyiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 12 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Aleyiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.