Girls' name · since 1995

Aliyha

Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 249 babies named Aliyha, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#17,615 of 72,339
all-time among girls
249
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade

Aliyha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 249 recorded since 1995.

Aliyha has 249 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2021.

  • #17,615 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 249 born since 1995
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aliyha ranks #17,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 249 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.

#17,615 of 72,339
all-time among girls
249
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Aliyha's 249 recorded births place it above 75.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Aliyha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Aliyha splits its recorded history at 2006: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Aliyha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2001)
16
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
05101520 199519982001200420072010201320192021 6

Aliyha by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (128 births, 51% of the file).

2000s was Aliyha's strongest decade.

128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Aliyha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 128 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aliyha?
Since 1995, Social Security records show 249 babies named Aliyha. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #17,615 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2021. Its busiest year on record was 2001, with 16 births.
Where does Aliyha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aliyha ranks #17,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aliyha most popular?
Aliyha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Aliyha been used?
Records for Aliyha go back to 1995, giving 27 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Aliyha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Aliyha's data

  • Aliyha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Aliyha

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aliyha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1995–2021 (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 Aliyha 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.