Is Alaya a boy or girl name?
Alaya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 862 girls and 0 boys were named Alaya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 10,249 US babies named Alaya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #362
- Babies named Alaya since 1979
- 10,249
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 913 babies
Boys and girls named Alaya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 41 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 324 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,616 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,062 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 4,201 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 862 | #362 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 745 | #409 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 795 | #393 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 886 | #351 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 913 | #338 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 781 | #394 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 487 | #616 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 450 | #659 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 408 | #703 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 389 | #728 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 347 | #804 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 338 | #800 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 328 | #816 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 292 | #893 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 242 | #1,030 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 300 | #907 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,100 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,308 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,212 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,350 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,655 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,625 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,853 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,476 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,641 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,732 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,481 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,673 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,933 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,168 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,043 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,522 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,980 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,471 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,704 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,576 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,406 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,918 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,446 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,233 |
Highest rank
Alaya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #338 in 2020. 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 Alaya
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.