Alayia
Alayia was the 3394th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2857th with 58 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,737 places. More babies were named Alayia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,394 girls, up 6 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201958 babies
- Total since 1880
- 718babies recorded
Alayia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,394 | 45 |
| 2020 | #3,400 | 45 |
| 2010 | #4,611 | 31 |
| 2000 | #11,849 | 7 |
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How popular is Alayia, counting every spelling?
Alayia is the most common spelling of a name family that had 69 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 69 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alayia | 45 | #3,394 | 204 |
| Alayiah | 24 | #5,244 | 189 |
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 Alayia?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alayia (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alayia 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 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alayia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alayia?
About 700 people born in the US named Alayia are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Alayia 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.
Alayia by state
How common Alayia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Alayia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alayia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alayia
How popular is the name Alayia?
Alayia was the 3394th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2857th with 58 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,737 places. More babies were named Alayia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Alayia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alayia in the US.
Where is Alayia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alayia was most common in Florida (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.