Is Alaiyah a boy or girl name?
Alaiyah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 147 girls and 0 boys were named Alaiyah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 1,983 US babies named Alaiyah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,478
- Babies named Alaiyah since 1994
- 1,983
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 206 babies
Boys and girls named Alaiyah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,478 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,302 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,370 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,181 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,287 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,303 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,798 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,358 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,517 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,208 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,141 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,905 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,735 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,839 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,207 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,677 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,289 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,382 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,916 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,120 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,087 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,591 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,301 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,080 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,561 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,510 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,352 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,567 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,547 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,601 |
Highest rank
Alaiyah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,181 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alaiyah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.