Baby Name Popularity Profile
Alaiya
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Alaiya .
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National Rank (2025)
#792
All-Time Peak Rank
#721
Achieved 2021
Total U.S. Births
3,153
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl
Female Archetype
First Recorded
1995
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2020s
396 births in 2021
π‘ The Alaiya Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend . A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Exalted, sublime
Language Origin
Arabic, Sanskrit
Origin Type
multiple
A modern English variant, primarily influenced by the Arabic name Aaliyah ('exalted, sublime') and also associated with the Sanskrit name Alaya ('abode, dwelling').
Common Nicknames
Lai
Laiya
Alternative Spellings
Alaya
Aaliyah
Alaia
Pronunciation:
uh-LIE-uh
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Etymology confidence:
Medium
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π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Alaiya across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
-2.0%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
+535.2%
2015: 54 births
54
2016: 64 births
2017: 73 births
2018: 213 births
2019: 353 births
2020: 350 births
350
2021: 396 births
2022: 276 births
2023: 258 births
2024: 282 births
2025: 343 births
343
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
396
births in 2021
Years in Top 100
0 yrs
Years in Top 500
0 yrs
Longest Streak
31 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 40
2000s: 214
2010s: 994
2020s: 1,905
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
Ala-i-a
Letter Count
6 letters
Spelling Complexity
Moderate
Length Percentile
Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Florida
Top States
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana
States with Data
32
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