Name Legacy

Aalayah

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Aalayah was most popular in 2019, when 79 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,074 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,336, with 54 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,276 people named Aalayah.

Most popular in2019
Rank that year#4,074
Births that year79
Total since 18801,276
Given to100% girls

Aalayah over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Aalayah’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Aalayah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Aalayah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,276 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Aalayah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org