Alyah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,899

among girls · ↓237 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Alyah · -11% vs 2024

How common

1 in 27,712

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2009

65 babies

All-time total

1,477

#5,750 all-time among girls

First recorded

1994

in Social Security records

Alyah popularity over time

1,477 babies have been named Alyah 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	155	16	–	#3,511
2000s	564	56	+264%	#2,601
2010s	450	45	-20%	#2,978
2020s (to 2025)	308	51	+14%	#2,662

Where Alyah 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	62	0.04	outside top 500
2027	66	0.04	outside top 500
2028	69	0.04	outside top 500
2029	72	0.04	outside top 500
2030	75	0.05	outside top 500

Where Alyah is most popular

Girls named Alyah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.033 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Arizona.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Alyah 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
Texas	53	0.066	+103%
California	48	0.057	+75%
Arizona	5	0.036	+10%
Florida	12	0.028	-14%
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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 Alyah

Alyah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,899 in 2025 with 58 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 1,477 American babies have been named Alyah. Its peak came in 2009, when 65 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Alyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alyah?

The median living Alyah is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 22. An estimated 1,500 people named Alyah 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.

Alyah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	58	#2,899
2024	65	#2,662
2023	53	#3,097
2022	48	#3,313
2021	40	#3,738
2020	44	#3,451
2019	34	#4,169
2018	42	#3,618
2017	39	#3,851
2016	30	#4,636
2015	48	#3,348
2014	43	#3,591
2013	50	#3,219
2012	55	#3,041
2011	52	#3,177
2010	57	#2,978
2009	65	#2,754
2008	50	#3,320
2007	59	#2,999
2006	59	#2,917
2005	59	#2,790
2004	48	#3,181
2003	53	#2,886
2002	58	#2,643
2001	58	#2,601
2000	55	#2,675
1995	25	#4,105
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Alyah?

The median living Alyah is about 15 years old. Half of all living Alyahs are between 7 and 22 years old.

How many people named Alyah are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Alyah are alive in the United States, based on 1,477 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alyah mean?

Spelling variant of Aaliyah.

How popular is the name Alyah in 2025?

Alyah ranked #2,899 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 58 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alyah?

1,477 babies have been named Alyah in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alyah most popular?

Alyah peaked in 2009, when 65 newborns received the name.

Is Alyah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Alyah rising or falling?

Alyah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alyah become more popular?

Alyah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 75 girls named Alyah 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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