Total births
12
Girls' name · since 2017
Valayah
Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Valayah, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13248
- among girls today
- 12
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other girls
Valayah currently ranks #13248 among girls' names in America, with 12 babies recorded since 2017.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valayah has been recorded 12 times among girls since 2017, currently ranked #13248 nationally and more common than 25% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2024.
- #13248 among girls today
- 12 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Valayah is currently the #13248 girls' name in America, more common than 25% of girls - 12 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13248
- among girls today
- 12
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other girls
Valayah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13248
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 25% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Valayah was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
7 babies were named Valayah in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Valayah compares
12 4th 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
Valayah's all-time total is 97% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Valayah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Valayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Valayah's full recorded timeline at 2024, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Valayah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#13,248
Active since
2017
Valayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Valayah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Valayah's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Valayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Valayah? ▼
12 babies have been named Valayah since 2017. It currently ranks #13248 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 7 births.
When was Valayah most popular? ▼
Valayah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Valayah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Valayah since 2017 -- 8 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Valayah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valerie, Valeria, Valentina, Valarie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Valayah
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Valarie Girl
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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, 2017–2024 (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. "Valayah: #13248 Girls' Name - 12 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/valayah. 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 Valayah 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.