Girls' name · since 2009

Galiyah

Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Galiyah, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#40,888 of 72,339
all-time among girls
30
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade

Galiyah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 30 have been recorded since 2009.

Social Security Administration records show Galiyah recorded 30 times among girls since 2009, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2015.

  • #40,888 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 30 born since 2009
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galiyah ranks #40,888 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.

#40,888 of 72,339
all-time among girls
30
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Galiyah's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Galiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Galiyah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Galiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2011)
8
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
456789 20092011201220142015 5

Galiyah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (24 births, 80% of the file).

2010s was Galiyah's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.

Galiyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 24 births (80% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Galiyah? ▼
30 babies have been named Galiyah since 2009. All-time, it sits at #40,888 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2011 with 8 births.
Where does Galiyah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galiyah ranks #40,888 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Galiyah most popular? ▼
Galiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Galiyah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Galiyah since 2009 -- 7 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Galiyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gale, Galilea, Gala, Galilee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Galiyah

Nearby Names Like Galiyah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Galiyah

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Galilee Girl
#3760 648 births
Galia Girl
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Fanie
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Olgie
30 births · Peak 1921
Percie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Galiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2009–2015 (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 Galiyah 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.