Alaiyah
Alaiyah was the 1593rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 131 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1181st with 206 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 616 places. More babies were named Alaiyah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Alaiya) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,593 girls, down 306 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 131girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021206 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,115babies recorded
What does the name Alaiyah mean?
Alaiyah is a spelling of Alaiya, pronounced the same way, so it shares Alaiya's meaning and origin.
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)
Alaiyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,593 | 131 |
| 2020 | #1,287 | 173 |
| 2010 | #3,207 | 51 |
| 2000 | #8,561 | 11 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alaiyah, counting every spelling?
Alaiyah is a spelling of Alaiya, a name family that ranked #552 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,593 for Alaiyah 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 Alaiyah?
131 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alaiyah (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alaiyah 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 64 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alaiyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alaiyah?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Alaiyah are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Alaiyah 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.
Alaiyah by state
How common Alaiyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.2×). In 28 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 Alaiyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alaiyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alaiyah
How popular is the name Alaiyah?
Alaiyah was the 1593rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 131 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1181st with 206 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 616 places. More babies were named Alaiyah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Alaiyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alaiyah in the US.
Where is Alaiyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alaiyah was most common in Georgia (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Illinois.