girl's name
Alayja
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 365
Alayja is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2009, when 37 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
Alayja 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 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 179 |
| 2010s | 145 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 29 |
How popular is Alayja?
In 2024, Alayja was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Alayja
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alayja over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alayja
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alayja — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alayja
How popular is the name Alayja?
In 2024, Alayja was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Alayja a girl's or a boy's name?
Alayja is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Alayja most popular?
Alayja peaked in 2009, when 37 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.