Total births
29
Girls' name · since 2001
Yaliyah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Yaliyah, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16346
- among girls today
- 29
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 8%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Yaliyah is the #16346 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 29 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Yaliyah recorded 29 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #16346 nationally today, ahead of 8% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2024.
- #16346 among girls today
- 29 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
- 8% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yaliyah is currently the #16346 girls' name in America, more common than 8% of girls - 29 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16346
- among girls today
- 29
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 8%
- more common than other girls
Yaliyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16346
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 8% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
66% of everyone ever named Yaliyah was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
9 babies were named Yaliyah in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Yaliyah compares
29 10th 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
Yaliyah's all-time total is 92% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yaliyah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 29 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yaliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yaliyah's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yaliyah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#16,346
Active since
2001
Yaliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Yaliyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yaliyah's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Yaliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 19 births (66% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yaliyah? ▼
29 babies have been named Yaliyah since 2001. It currently ranks #16346 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 9 births.
When was Yaliyah most popular? ▼
Yaliyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Yaliyah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yaliyah since 2001 -- 24 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Yaliyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yalonda, Yalitza, Yalanda, Yalena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Yaliyah
Nearby Names Like Yaliyah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yaliyah
Yalonda Girl
1,076 births
Yalitza Girl
#12522 1,043 births
Yalanda Girl
652 births
Yalena Girl
#9966 220 births
Yalani Girl
#4643 212 births
Compare Yaliyah side by side: Yaliyah vs Yalonda Yaliyah vs Yalitza Yaliyah vs Yalanda
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Yaliyah
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, 2001–2024 (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. "Yaliyah: #16346 Girls' Name - 29 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yaliyah. 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 Yaliyah 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.