The first name Alayna
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Rare variant of Alaina.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 214 girls were named Alayna, making it the 219th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 325 births (#155).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alayna with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alayna at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 927 girls born in the United States were named Alayna, the 332nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2013, when 1,563 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
- What does the name Alayna mean?
- Rare variant of Alaina.
- How popular is the name Alayna?
- In 2025, 214 girls born in England and Wales were named Alayna, ranking 219th. Its peak was 2019, with 325 births.
- Is Alayna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 35,594 US babies named Alayna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Alayna most popular?
- 2013 in the United States, when 1,563 babies were named Alayna, its highest rank at 206th.