US rank #9996 Girls' name Peak 2012 173 births

Alyanah — #9996 US girls' name

173 babies named Alyanah in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s242010s1052020s44
#9996
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 43% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Alyanah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

17 babies were named Alyanah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alyanah

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Alyanah between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alyanah currently holds the #9996 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alyanah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alyanah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alyanah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alyanah 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 173 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.

Alyanah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

173

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2012

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,996

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alyanah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
17
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 202420212018201620142012201020072005 8

Alyanah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
105 births that decade — 61% of Alyanah's all-time total
2000s242010s1052020s44

Alyanah by state

Where Alyanah concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alyanah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.9%
Texas share of Alyanah's total US births 2.9%

5 of 173 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyanah?
173 babies have been named Alyanah since 2005. It currently ranks #9996 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 17 births.
When was Alyanah most popular?
Alyanah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Alyanah most popular?
The top states for the name Alyanah are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Alyanah been used?
Alyanah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alyanah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alyssa, Alyson, Alyce, Alycia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2005–2024 (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.