How Many People Are Named Alaiah?
An estimated 1,027 people in the United States have the first name Alaiah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Alaiah peaked in popularity in 2020 with 147 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alaiah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alaiah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Alaiah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 7, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,027
About 1 in 333,743 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2020
147 births
Total Registered
1,034
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alaiah
Alaiah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,034 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alaiah as a female name
Ranked #2,050 in 2024
94 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (147 births)
Alaiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alaiah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 576 babies were registered. Alaiah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Alaiah by Decade
How has Alaiah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alaiah by State
Birth registrations for Alaiah span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Tennessee, Ohio. On average, about 35 Alaiahs were registered per state.
Alaiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alaiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Alaiah
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Alaiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alaiah?
We estimate approximately 1,027 people named Alaiah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 333,743 Americans share this first name.
Is Alaiah a common name?
Alaiah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,034 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alaiah most popular?
Alaiah reached peak popularity in 2020, when 147 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alaiah is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alaiah a female name?
Alaiah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alaiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alaiah Smith, Alaiah Johnson, Alaiah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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