Aalayah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,028

among girls · ↑197 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Aalayah · +10% vs 2024

How common

1 in 29,764

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2019

79 babies

All-time total

1,276

#6,368 all-time among girls

First recorded

1994

in Social Security records

Aalayah popularity over time

1,276 babies have been named Aalayah since 1994, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
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1990s	49	5	–	#5,868
2000s	278	28	+467%	#3,409
2010s	599	60	+115%	#2,285
2020s (to 2025)	350	58	-3%	#2,530

Where Aalayah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	53	0.03	outside top 500
2027	52	0.03	outside top 500
2028	51	0.03	outside top 500
2029	51	0.03	outside top 500
2030	50	0.03	outside top 500

Where Aalayah is most popular

Girls named Aalayah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.036 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, California, and Texas.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aalayah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Florida	22	0.051	+41%
California	42	0.050	+37%
Texas	33	0.041	+12%
Pennsylvania	6	0.025	-30%
New York	10	0.025	-31%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aalayah

Aalayah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,028 in 2025 with 54 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 1,276 American babies have been named Aalayah. Its peak came in 2019, when 79 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aalayah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aalayah?

The median living Aalayah is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 16. An estimated 1,300 people named Aalayah are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aalayah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	54	#3,028
2024	49	#3,225
2023	56	#2,975
2022	70	#2,530
2021	67	#2,586
2020	54	#2,967
2019	79	#2,285
2018	57	#2,905
2017	61	#2,779
2016	66	#2,643
2015	70	#2,555
2014	67	#2,615
2013	46	#3,405
2012	61	#2,832
2011	56	#3,014
2010	36	#4,107
2009	48	#3,409
2008	33	#4,550
2007	31	#4,675
2006	33	#4,358
2005	15	#7,500
2004	31	#4,387
2003	24	#5,092
2002	28	#4,381
2001	22	#5,174
2000	13	#7,580
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aalayah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aalayah?

The median living Aalayah is about 10 years old. Half of all living Aalayahs are between 5 and 16 years old.

How many people named Aalayah are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Aalayah are alive in the United States, based on 1,276 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aalayah in 2025?

Aalayah ranked #3,028 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 54 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aalayah?

1,276 babies have been named Aalayah in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aalayah most popular?

Aalayah peaked in 2019, when 79 newborns received the name.

Is Aalayah a boy or girl name?

Aalayah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aalayah rising or falling?

Aalayah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Aalayah become more popular?

Aalayah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 50 girls named Aalayah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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