How Many People Are Named Waliyah?
An estimated 21 people in the United States have the first name Waliyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Waliyah peaked in popularity in 2021 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Waliyah 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 Waliyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Waliyah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
21
About 1 in 16,321,635 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2021
11 births
Total Registered
21
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Waliyah
Waliyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 21 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Waliyah as a female name
Ranked #9,511 in 2021
11 female births in 2021
Peak: 2021 (11 births)
Waliyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Waliyah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 11 babies were registered. Waliyah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Waliyah by Decade
How has Waliyah 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.
Waliyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Waliyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Waliyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Waliyah?
We estimate approximately 21 people named Waliyah 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 16,321,635 Americans share this first name.
Is Waliyah a common name?
Waliyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 40.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Waliyah most popular?
Waliyah reached peak popularity in 2021, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Waliyah is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Waliyah a female name?
Waliyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Waliyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Waliyah Smith, Waliyah Johnson, Waliyah 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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