Alyjah*
#8,369 most common boys' name of all time · #21,107 across all names · 87% male / 13% female · used 1997–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#8,369
Rank overall
#21,107 of 105,966
First appeared
1997
Years on the list
28 of 146
All-time
391
Since 2016
115
Peak year
2008 #5,035
Best rank
#4,638 2010
Girls
Boys
peak 25/yr
Alyjah first appears in 1997. 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 | #9,311 |
| 2024 | — | 12 | 12 | #7,057 |
| 2023 | — | 12 | 12 | #7,136 |
| 2022 | — | 12 | 12 | #7,086 |
| 2021 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,546 |
| 2020 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,313 |
| 2019 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,651 |
| 2018 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,256 |
| 2017 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,319 |
| 2016 | — | 12 | 12 | #7,012 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 | 11 | #11,368 |
| 2014 | 8 | 10 | 18 | #7,923 |
| 2013 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,459 |
| 2012 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,534 |
| 2011 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,150 |
| 2010 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,638 |
| 2009 | 6 | 18 | 24 | #5,289 |
| 2008 | 6 | 19 | 25 | #5,035 |
| 2007 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,392 |
| 2006 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,030 |
| 2005 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,525 |
| 2004 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,780 |
| 2003 | 7 | 15 | 22 | #5,256 |
| 2002 | 6 | 12 | 18 | #6,051 |
| 2000 | 5 | 6 | 11 | #10,061 |
| 1999 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,584 |
| 1998 | 7 | 10 | 17 | #6,301 |
| 1997 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,498 |