Girls' name · since 1994
Alliyah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 3,013 babies named Alliyah, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,588 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,431 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,013
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,013 babies have been named Alliyah since 1994, making it today's #6431 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alliyah has been recorded 3,013 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #6431 nationally and more common than 63% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. 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 2025.
- #3,588 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,431 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,013 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alliyah ranks #3,588 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,431 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,013 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,588 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,431 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,013
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alliyah's 3,013 recorded births place it above 95.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alliyah compares
3,013 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Alliyah's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alliyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,013 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 173 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alliyah's full recorded timeline at 2010, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 15 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 173 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 173
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Alliyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,373 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Alliyah's strongest decade.
1,373 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Alliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
804 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,373 births
- 2010s
2010s
713 births
- 2020s 123
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,373 births (46% of all-time use).
How Alliyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alliyah's total volume
Alliyah by state
Where Alliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 250 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 229 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 177 | 5.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 158 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 126 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 123 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 84 | 2.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 70 | 2.3% |
250 of 3,013 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Alliyah appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alliyah's data
- Alliyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,373 total births); usage has since declined to 123 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alliyahs (250 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Alliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
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 Alliyah 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.