girl's name
Alayiah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 735
Alayiah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 64 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 138,141 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Alayiah 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 | 5 |
| 2000s | 138 |
| 2010s | 357 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 230 |
How popular is Alayiah?
In 2025, Alayiah was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Alayiah 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 Alayiah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alayiah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alayiah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alayiah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alayiah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alayiah
How popular is the name Alayiah?
In 2025, Alayiah was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Alayiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Alayiah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Alayiah most popular?
Alayiah peaked in 2021, when 64 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Alayiah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alayiah currently ranks #5,371 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.