Total births
67
Girls' name · since 2007
Halayah
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 67 babies named Halayah, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14563
- among girls today
- 67
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 18%
- more common than other girls
67 babies have been named Halayah since 2007, making it today's #14563 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Halayah recorded 67 times among girls since 2007, holding rank #14563 nationally today, ahead of 18% of girls, 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 2007 to 2025.
- #14563 among girls today
- 67 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
- 18% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Halayah is currently the #14563 girls' name in America, more common than 18% of girls - 67 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14563
- among girls today
- 67
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 18%
- more common than other girls
Halayah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14563
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 18% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Halayah was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
8 babies were named Halayah in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
How Halayah compares
67 18th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Halayah's all-time total is 82% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Halayah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 67 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Halayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Halayah's full recorded timeline at 2014, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Halayah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2015
Current rank
#14,563
Active since
2007
Halayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Halayah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Halayah's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Halayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 39 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Halayah? ▼
Since 2007, Social Security records show 67 babies named Halayah. Today it holds rank #14563 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2015, with 8 births.
When was Halayah most popular? ▼
Halayah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Halayah been used? ▼
Halayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 19 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Halayah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Haley, Hallie, Halle, Haleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Halayah's data
- Halayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Halayah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Halayah
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Haleigh Girl
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Halie Girl
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Compare Halayah side by side: Halayah vs Haley Halayah vs Hallie Halayah vs Halle
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Halayah: #14563 Girls' Name - 67 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/halayah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Halayah 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 June 2026.