Girls' name · since 1998
Raliyah
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 117 babies named Raliyah, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,443 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,814 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
117 babies have been named Raliyah since 1998, making it today's #15814 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Raliyah recorded 117 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #15814 nationally today, ahead of 9% 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.
- #25,443 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,814 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 117 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raliyah ranks #25,443 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,814 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 117 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,443 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,814 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raliyah's 117 recorded births place it above 64.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Raliyah compares
117 27th percentile among 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
Raliyah's all-time total is 69% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raliyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 117 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raliyah splits its recorded history at 2014: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Raliyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (62 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Raliyah's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Raliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 62 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Raliyah's data
- Raliyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (62 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
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 Raliyah 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.