How Many People Are Named Alajah?
An estimated 678 people in the United States have the first name Alajah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Alajah peaked in popularity in 2005 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alajah 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 Alajah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
678
About 1 in 505,537 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2005
47 births
Total Registered
687
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alajah
Alajah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 687 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alajah as a female name
Ranked #10,279 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (47 births)
Alajah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alajah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 365 babies were registered. Alajah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alajah by Decade
How has Alajah 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.
Alajah by State
Birth registrations for Alajah span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Georgia, California. The lowest are in Mississippi, Ohio, Texas. On average, about 13 Alajahs were registered per state.
Alajah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alajah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alajah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alajah?
We estimate approximately 678 people named Alajah 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 505,537 Americans share this first name.
Is Alajah a common name?
Alajah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 687 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alajah most popular?
Alajah reached peak popularity in 2005, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alajah is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alajah a female name?
Alajah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alajah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alajah Smith, Alajah Johnson, Alajah 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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