US rank #13200 Girls' name Peak 2024 12 births

Valayah — #13200 US girls' name

12 babies named Valayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s7
#13200
of 17,661 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.

What the Data Says About Valayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Valayah between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valayah currently holds the #13200 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valayah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Valayah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valayah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Valayah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

12

Since 2017

8 years of records

Peak year

2024

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#13,200

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2017

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2024

Valayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20242017 5

Valayah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
7 births that decade — 58% of Valayah's all-time total
2010s52020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valayah?
12 babies have been named Valayah since 2017. It currently ranks #13200 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?
Valayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2017–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.