Girls' name · since 1994
Alleyah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 327 babies named Alleyah, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 327
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
327 girls have been named Alleyah since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alleyah has been recorded 327 times among girls since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2023.
- #15,192 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 327 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alleyah ranks #15,192 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 327 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 327
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alleyah's 327 recorded births place it above 78.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alleyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alleyah's full recorded timeline at 2009, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alleyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2023
- Peak year (2012)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Alleyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (126 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Alleyah's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Alleyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 126 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Alleyah's data
- Alleyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 27 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alleyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1994–2023 (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 Alleyah 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.