How Many People Are Named Aylah?
An estimated 2,141 people in the United States have the first name Aylah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Aylah peaked in popularity in 2021 with 213 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aylah 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 Aylah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Aylah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 10, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,141
About 1 in 160,091 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2021
213 births
Total Registered
2,159
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aylah
Aylah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,159 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aylah as a female name
Ranked #1,326 in 2024
172 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (213 births)
Aylah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aylah span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 918 babies were registered. Aylah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Aylah by Decade
How has Aylah 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.
Aylah by State
Birth registrations for Aylah span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, Missouri. On average, about 41 Aylahs were registered per state.
Aylah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aylah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Aylah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aylah?
We estimate approximately 2,141 people named Aylah 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 160,091 Americans share this first name.
Is Aylah a common name?
Aylah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,159 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aylah most popular?
Aylah reached peak popularity in 2021, when 213 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aylah is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aylah a female name?
Aylah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aylah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aylah Smith, Aylah Johnson, Aylah 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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