Aalyah
#8,609 most common girls' name of all time · #14,364 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1994–2025
Rank among girls
#8,609
Rank overall
#14,364 of 105,966
First appeared
1994
Years on the list
32 of 146
All-time
738
Since 2016
125
Peak year
2002 #2,929
Best rank
#2,929 2002
Girls
Boys
peak 51/yr
Aalyah first appears in 1994. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,361 |
| 2024 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,459 |
| 2023 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,275 |
| 2022 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,272 |
| 2021 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,130 |
| 2020 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,421 |
| 2019 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,006 |
| 2018 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,490 |
| 2017 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,091 |
| 2016 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,835 |
| 2015 | 23 | — | 23 | #5,767 |
| 2014 | 17 | — | 17 | #7,176 |
| 2013 | 20 | — | 20 | #6,382 |
| 2012 | 26 | — | 26 | #5,353 |
| 2011 | 35 | — | 35 | #4,220 |
| 2010 | 34 | — | 34 | #4,375 |
| 2009 | 29 | — | 29 | #5,054 |
| 2008 | 39 | — | 39 | #4,074 |
| 2007 | 43 | — | 43 | #3,779 |
| 2006 | 38 | — | 38 | #3,975 |
| 2005 | 36 | — | 36 | #4,016 |
| 2004 | 37 | — | 37 | #3,889 |
| 2003 | 44 | — | 44 | #3,342 |
| 2002 | 51 | — | 51 | #2,929 |
| 2001 | 36 | — | 36 | #3,697 |
| 2000 | 22 | — | 22 | #5,297 |
| 1999 | 12 | — | 12 | #8,140 |
| 1998 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,063 |
| 1997 | 21 | — | 21 | #5,005 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | 13 | #7,115 |
| 1995 | 13 | — | 13 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,771 |