Alaiya
Alaiya was the 792nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 343 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 721st with 396 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,300 places. More babies were named Alaiya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it uh-LY-uh /əˈlaɪə/
- Rank in 2025
- #792 girls, down 14 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 343girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021396 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,153babies recorded
What does the name Alaiya mean?
Alaiya is a modern American name, recorded in US data from the mid-1990s, with no documented etymology. It may be a respelling of Alaia, a Basque name from alai 'cheerful, joyful', or a blend influenced by Aaliyah, but we found no source tying it to either. We therefore do not give it a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Possibly from Basque Alaia or shaped by Aaliyah; undocumented.
Related names: Alaia, Alaya, Aaliyah.
Sources for this meaning
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
- Wiktionary, entry 'alai' (Basque section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Alaiya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #792 | 343 |
| 2020 | #778 | 350 |
| 2010 | #3,821 | 40 |
| 2000 | #6,817 | 15 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alaiya, counting every spelling?
Alaiya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #552 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #792 for Alaiya on its own. Together these spellings went to 545 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaiya | 343 | #792 | 1,555 |
| Alaiyah | 131 | #1,593 | 829 |
| Aleiya | 34 | #4,173 | 131 |
| Aleiyah | 25 | #5,106 | 115 |
| Aalaiyah | 7 | #11,932 | 36 |
| Alaeya | 5 | #15,029 | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alaiya?
343 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alaiya (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alaiya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 24 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alaiya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alaiya?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Alaiya are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 8. That makes Alaiya a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alaiya by state
How common Alaiya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (3.8×), Louisiana (2.4×), Georgia (2.1×), North Carolina (1.7×), Florida (1.7×). In 23 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alaiya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alaiya, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Alaiya · Sibling names for Alaiya
Questions about the name Alaiya
How popular is the name Alaiya?
Alaiya was the 792nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 343 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 721st with 396 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,300 places. More babies were named Alaiya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Alaiya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alaiya in the US.
Where is Alaiya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alaiya was most common in Mississippi (0.73 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Georgia.