Girl · #14,477 in 2026

Alyha

Name: Popularity of the name Alyha in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Alyha, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

The Mohave or Mojave are a Native American people from the Colorado River region of the Mojave Desert in Arizona, California, and Nevada. They are enrolled in the federally recognized tribes, the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California & Nevada and the Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation.

Current Rank

#14,477

Peak Rank

#8,505 (2003)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

2001

First Year

2015

Last Year

2003

Peak Year

#8505

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Alyha

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

Origin & history

1851 drawing of Mohavi men and women made by Lorenzo Sitgreaves ' topographical mission across Arizona in 1851. Chiefs Irataba and Cairook , with Mohave woman, by Balduin Möllhausen (1856) Early Mojave history is primarily oral history since the Mojave language was not written in precolonial times. Disease, outside cultures, and white encroachment on their territory disrupted their social organization. Together with having to adapt to a majority culture of another language, this resulted in interrupting the Mojave transmission of their stories and songs to the following generations. The tribal

The Story of Alyha

Alyha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2001, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2003: 12 births, good for #8,505 nationwide. About 65% of every Alyha on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Alyha last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 80 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Alyha

Phonetically similar names — useful when Alyha is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Alyha

What does the name Alyha mean?

How popular is Alyha in 2026?

In 2026, Alyha ranks #14,477 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.

When was Alyha most popular?

Alyha reached its peak popularity in 2003, ranking #8,505 that year with 12 babies given the name.

Is Alyha a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Alyha is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Alyha?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Alyha include Dacie, Tifanny, Laysa. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Alyha

Alyha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 80 births in the dataset. Alyha's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #8,505. Use the chart and map above to compare Alyha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

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).
Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.