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.
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.
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.