Girls' name · since 1994
Allyah
Allyah has 307 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 307
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Allyah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 307 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allyah has been recorded 307 times among girls since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2016.
- #15,693 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 307 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allyah ranks #15,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 307 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 307
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Allyah's 307 recorded births place it above 78.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Allyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Allyah's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Allyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2016
- Peak year (1997)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Allyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (146 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Allyah's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Allyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
146 births
- 2010s 53
2010s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 146 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Allyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (146 total births) through the 2010s (53) -- 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 Allyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1994–2016 (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 Allyah 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.