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Alaya

Girl

Meaning of Alaya: Arabic: 'sublime'

Alaya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 373rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 225th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#373

834 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#225

212 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,095

First recorded 1979 · peak 2020

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 11 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 12 babies1994: 36 babies1995: 40 babies1996: 46 babies1997: 52 babies1998: 49 babies1999: 53 babies2000: 77 babies20002001: 127 babies2002: 96 babies2003: 118 babies2004: 117 babies2005: 161 babies2006: 198 babies2007: 186 babies2008: 236 babies2009: 300 babies2010: 242 babies20102011: 292 babies2012: 328 babies2013: 338 babies2014: 347 babies2015: 389 babies2016: 408 babies2017: 452 babies2018: 487 babies2019: 782 babies2020: 915 babies20202021: 888 babies2022: 795 babies2023: 746 babies2024: 866 babies2025: 834 babies
US babies named Alaya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 915.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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