The first name Alayah
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, 109 girls were named Alayah, making it the 388th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 125 births (#351).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alayah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alayah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 756 girls born in the United States were named Alayah, the 412th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2020, when 1,136 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.
Questions
- How popular is the name Alayah?
- In 2025, 109 girls born in England and Wales were named Alayah, ranking 388th. Its peak was 2024, with 125 births.
- Is Alayah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 12,228 US babies named Alayah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Alayah most popular?
- 2020 in the United States, when 1,136 babies were named Alayah, its highest rank at 278th.