Aalayah
Aalayah Eastmond is a Trinidadian-American activist and advocate for gun violence prevention, social justice, and racial equality. After surviving the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Eastmond began her activism during the 2018 United States gun violence protests. She has testified multiple times to the U.S. Congress.
Meaning & Origin of Aalayah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aalayah Eastmond is a Trinidadian-American activist and advocate for gun violence prevention, social justice, and racial equality. After surviving the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Eastmond began her activism during the 2018 United States gun violence protests. She has testified multiple times to the U.S. Congress.
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The Story of Aalayah
Aalayah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1994, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 79 Aalayahs were born — ranking #2,285 that year. As of 2026, Aalayah ranks #3,080 for baby girls with 52 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 1K Aalayahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aalayah
Aalayah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Aalayah's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #2,285. Use the chart and map above to compare Aalayah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
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