Girls' name · since 1994
Jaliyah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 12,277 babies named Jaliyah, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #840 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,277
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaliyah is the #840 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 12,277 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Jaliyah recorded 12,277 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #840 nationally today, ahead of 95% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #1,469 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #840 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 12,277 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaliyah ranks #1,469 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #840 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 12,277 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #840 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,277
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaliyah's 12,277 recorded births place it above 97.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jaliyah compares
12,277 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 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
Jaliyah's all-time total is 33x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaliyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,277 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 704 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaliyah's full recorded timeline at 2010, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 36 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 704 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 704
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Jaliyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,767 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Jaliyah's strongest decade.
5,767 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Jaliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 357
1990s
357 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,441 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,767 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,712 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,767 births (47% of all-time use).
How Jaliyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jaliyah's total volume
Jaliyah by state
Where Jaliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 1,379 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,086 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 925 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 760 | 6.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 653 | 5.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 586 | 4.8% |
| #7 | California | | 556 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 550 | 4.5% |
1,379 of 12,277 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Jaliyah appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaliyah's data
- Jaliyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,767 total births) through the 2020s (2,712) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Jaliyahs (1,379 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Jaliyah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jaliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
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, 1994–2025 (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 Jaliyah 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.