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Alaiya

100% girls · #792 in the US for girls, 2025

Alaiya has been given to about 3,153 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,136
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alaiya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 396
  • Born in 2025343
  • All time3,153
  • England & Wales, 2025#862 · 42

How popular is Alaiya?

Alaiya ranks 792nd among American girls in 2025, with 343 born that year. Its best year was 2021, when 396 babies were given the name, ranking 721st. The typical living American called Alaiya is about 6 years old today. It is relatively most common in Virginia, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Alaiya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alaya0.93
  2. Alaia0.91
  3. Alaina0.81
  4. Aliya0.82
  5. Malaya0.80
  6. Amaya0.79
  7. Anaya0.79
  8. Araya0.79

Middle names for Alaiya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Alaiya Josephine0.84
  2. Alaiya Rose0.83
  3. Alaiya Louise0.83
  4. Alaiya June0.82
  5. Alaiya Pearl0.82
  6. Alaiya Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Alaiya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Indyeither · 1.00
  2. Lakelynsister · 0.99
  3. Laylanisister · 0.99
  4. Riggsbrother · 0.99
  5. Marigoldsister · 0.99
  6. Ryattbrother · 0.99

Where Alaiya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Virginia0.02%
  2. Georgia0.02%
  3. Florida0.02%
  4. Michigan0.02%
  5. Illinois0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Alaiya White0.78
  2. Alaiya Reyes0.78
  3. Alaiya Nguyen0.78
  4. Alaiya Moore0.78
  5. Alaiya Lee0.78
  6. Alaiya Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Alaiya

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Alaiya across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.