Boys' name · since 1979
Alhaji
217 babies named Alhaji in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,444 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,999 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
217 babies have been named Alhaji since 1979, making it today's #10999 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Alhaji recorded 217 times among boys since 1979, holding rank #10999 nationally today, ahead of 21% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #12,444 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,999 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 217 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alhaji ranks #12,444 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,999 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 217 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,444 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,999 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alhaji's 217 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
How Alhaji compares
217 39th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Alhaji's all-time total is 41% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alhaji | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 217 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alhaji's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alhaji's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alhaji popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Alhaji by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (88 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Alhaji's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Alhaji births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 88 births (41% of all-time use).
Alhaji by state
Where Alhaji concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 217 births nationwide.
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What to do with Alhaji's data
- Alhaji's decade-level peak was the 2000s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Virginia records the most Alhajis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia 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 Alhaji: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Alhaji 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.