The first name Alaya
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 188 girls were named Alaya, making it the 248th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 212 births (#225).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alaya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alaya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 834 girls born in the United States were named Alaya, the 368th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2020, when 915 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Alaya
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Alaya Dawn JohnsonAmerican writer, born 1982
Questions
- How popular is the name Alaya?
- In 2025, 188 girls born in England and Wales were named Alaya, ranking 248th. Its peak was 2024, with 212 births.
- Is Alaya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 11,095 US babies named Alaya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Alaya most popular?
- 2020 in the United States, when 915 babies were named Alaya, its highest rank at 338th.