US rank #7014 Unisex name Peak 2010 333 births

Alyjah — #7014 US boys' name

333 babies named Alyjah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s1302010s1212020s60
#7014
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Alyjah was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

21 babies were named Alyjah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alyjah

The Social Security Administration has registered 333 babies named Alyjah between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alyjah currently holds the #7014 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 21 babies received it in a single year. Alyjah is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 50 additional births since 1998.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alyjah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alyjah 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 Alyjah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alyjah 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 333 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.

Alyjah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

333

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2010

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,014

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alyjah popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
21
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200419991997 5

Alyjah popularity over time — girls

50 total births recorded since 1998 (Alyjah as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 50 births
456789 20152014200920082003200220001998 7

Alyjah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
130 births that decade — 39% of Alyjah's all-time total
1990s222000s1302010s1212020s60

Alyjah by state

Where Alyjah concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alyjah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.5%
Texas share of Alyjah's total US births 1.5%

5 of 333 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyjah?
333 babies have been named Alyjah since 1997. It currently ranks #7014 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 21 births.
When was Alyjah most popular?
Alyjah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Alyjah most popular?
The top states for the name Alyjah are Texas (5 births).
Is Alyjah a unisex name?
Yes, Alyjah is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 333 births, and as a girl's name it has 50 births.
How long has the name Alyjah been used?
Alyjah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alyjah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aly, Alyssa, Alyn, Alyas, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1997–2024 (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.