Alayla
Alayla was the 2693rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1779th with 117 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 483 places. More babies were named Alayla in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,693 girls, down 522 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 64girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017117 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,754babies recorded
Alayla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,693 | 64 |
| 2020 | #2,171 | 83 |
| 2010 | #2,451 | 76 |
| 2000 | #15,108 | 5 |
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How popular is Alayla, counting every spelling?
Alayla is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,547 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,693 for Alayla on its own. Together these spellings went to 119 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alayla | 64 | #2,693 | 325 |
| Alaila | 16 | #6,846 | 122 |
| Alaylah | 19 | #6,124 | 88 |
| Alailah | 9 | #10,138 | 35 |
| Aleila | 11 | #8,887 | 34 |
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 Alayla?
64 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alayla (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alayla 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 131 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alayla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alayla?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Alayla are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 7 and 16. That makes Alayla 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.
Alayla by state
How common Alayla was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 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
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Questions about the name Alayla
How popular is the name Alayla?
Alayla was the 2693rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1779th with 117 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 483 places. More babies were named Alayla in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Alayla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alayla in the US.
Where is Alayla most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alayla was most common in Mississippi (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Georgia.