Alayiah
Alayiah was the 5244th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2675th with 64 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,764 places. More babies were named Alayiah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,244 girls, down 1,632 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202164 babies
- Total since 1880
- 730babies recorded
Alayiah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,244 | 24 |
| 2020 | #3,612 | 41 |
| 2010 | #4,741 | 30 |
| 2000 | #11,850 | 7 |
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How popular is Alayiah, counting every spelling?
Alayiah is a spelling of Alayia, 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 Alayiah?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alayiah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alayiah 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 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alayiah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alayiah?
About 700 people born in the US named Alayiah are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 15. That makes Alayiah 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.
Alayiah by state
How common Alayiah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Alayiah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alayiah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alayiah
How popular is the name Alayiah?
Alayiah was the 5244th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2675th with 64 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,764 places. More babies were named Alayiah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Alayiah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alayiah in the US.
Where is Alayiah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alayiah was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Florida.