Girls' name · since 1998
Naliyah
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 1,332 babies named Naliyah, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,178 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,533 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,332
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naliyah currently ranks #2533 among girls' names in America, with 1,332 babies recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Naliyah recorded 1,332 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #2533 nationally today, ahead of 85% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #6,178 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,533 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,332 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naliyah ranks #6,178 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,533 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,332 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,178 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,533 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,332
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naliyah's 1,332 recorded births place it above 91.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Naliyah compares
1,332 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Naliyah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naliyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,332 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 106 | 21 | 19,840 |
Naliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Naliyah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 106 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Naliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Naliyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (550 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Naliyah's strongest decade.
550 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Naliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
376 births
- 2010s
2010s
550 births
- 2020s
2020s
390 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 550 births (41% of all-time use).
How Naliyah 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 Naliyah's total volume
Naliyah by state
Where Naliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 159 | 11.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 62 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 44 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 43 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 8 | 0.6% |
159 of 1,332 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Naliyah appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Naliyah's data
- Naliyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (550 total births) through the 2020s (390) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Naliyahs (159 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Naliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Naliyah 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.