Recorded 1994–2016 Girls' name Peak 1997 307 births

Allyah — girls' name

307 babies named Allyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1082000s1462010s53

The verdict

307 girls have been named Allyah since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

307
total births
1994–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Allyah was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

25 babies were named Allyah in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Allyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 307 babies named Allyah between 1994 and 2016, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Allyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Allyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 146 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Allyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Allyah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 307 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Allyah at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

307

Since 1994

23 years of records

Peak year

1997

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1994

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2016

Allyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1994

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1997)
25
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
051015202530 20162012200920062003200019971994 10

Allyah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
146 births that decade — 48% of Allyah's all-time total
1990s1082000s1462010s53

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Allyah?
307 babies have been named Allyah since 1994. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1997 with 25 births.
When was Allyah most popular?
Allyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Allyah been used?
Allyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 23 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Allyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Allison, Allyson, Allie, Ally, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.