Is Alyah a boy or girl name?

Alyah is a girl’s name. Of the 1,477 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Alyah

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Alyah was most popular in 2009, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,756 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,081, with 58 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,477 people named Alyah.

Alyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Alyah’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Alyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Alyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,477 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.

Names that peaked alongside Alyah

Where Alyah 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