Girls' name · since 1994
Allayah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 406 babies named Allayah, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,386 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,115 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 406
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Allayah is the #9115 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 406 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Allayah recorded 406 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #9115 nationally today, ahead of 47% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #13,386 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,115 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 406 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allayah ranks #13,386 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,115 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 406 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,386 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,115 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 406
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Allayah's 406 recorded births place it above 81.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Allayah compares
406 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Allayah's all-time total is 8% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Allayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 406 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Allayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Allayah's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Allayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Allayah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (155 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Allayah's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Allayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s
2010s
155 births
- 2020s
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 155 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Allayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (155 total births) through the 2020s (74) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Allayah: 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 (~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 Allayah 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.