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Girl name

Alaya

100% girls · #368 in the US for girls, 2025

Alaya has been given to about 11,095 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2020, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 11,032
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alaya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2020 · 915
  • Born in 2025834
  • All time11,095
  • England & Wales, 2025#249 · 188

How popular is Alaya?

Alaya ranks 368th among American girls in 2025, with 834 born that year. Its best year was 2020, when 915 babies were given the name, ranking 338th. The typical living American called Alaya is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.

Names that sound like Alaya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Malaya0.88
  2. Alaia0.86
  3. Amaya0.85
  4. Anaya0.85
  5. Araya0.85
  6. Alayna0.81
  7. Alana0.79
  8. Aliya0.80

Middle names for Alaya

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

Sibling names for Alaya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Wyntersister · 0.99
  2. Esmesister · 0.99
  3. Kalanieither · 0.99
  4. Julietasister · 0.99
  5. Roweneither · 0.99
  6. Roninbrother · 0.99

Where Alaya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.05%
  2. Louisiana0.05%
  3. Maryland0.05%
  4. Mississippi0.05%
  5. West Virginia0.04%

With a common surname

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

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

Alaya 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.