How Many People Are Named Alyah?
An estimated 1,401 people in the United States have the first name Alyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Alyah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alyah 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 Alyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Alyah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,401
About 1 in 244,650 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2009
65 births
Total Registered
1,419
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alyah
Alyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,419 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alyah as a female name
Ranked #2,650 in 2024
65 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (65 births)
Alyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 564 babies were registered. While Alyah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Alyah by Decade
How has Alyah 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.
Alyah by State
Birth registrations for Alyah span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Ohio, Georgia, Arizona. On average, about 54 Alyahs were registered per state.
Alyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alyah?
We estimate approximately 1,401 people named Alyah 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 244,650 Americans share this first name.
Is Alyah a common name?
Alyah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,419 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alyah most popular?
Alyah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alyah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alyah a female name?
Alyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alyah Smith, Alyah Johnson, Alyah 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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