girl's name
Alaiyah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,275
Alaiyah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 131 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 206 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 25,308 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1994.
Alaiyah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 38 |
| 2000s | 230 |
| 2010s | 845 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,002 |
How popular is Alaiyah?
In 2025, Alaiyah was given to 131 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Alaiyah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alaiyah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alaiyah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alaiyah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alaiyah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alaiyah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alaiyah
How popular is the name Alaiyah?
In 2025, Alaiyah was given to 131 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Alaiyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Alaiyah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Alaiyah most popular?
Alaiyah peaked in 2021, when 206 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Alaiyah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alaiyah currently ranks #1,604 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.