Is Alayah a boy or girl name?
Alayah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 748 girls and 0 boys were named Alayah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 11,464 US babies named Alayah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #417
- Babies named Alayah since 1992
- 11,464
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 1,134 babies
Boys and girls named Alayah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 748 | #417 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 793 | #386 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 866 | #366 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,002 | #325 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,134 | #280 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 899 | #351 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 592 | #530 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 578 | #534 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 580 | #536 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 537 | #572 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 553 | #557 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 463 | #605 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 424 | #668 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 373 | #740 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 317 | #846 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 262 | #1,007 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 232 | #1,113 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,230 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,450 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,508 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,811 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,017 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,915 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,379 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,593 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,149 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,354 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,629 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,834 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,089 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,119 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,079 |
Highest rank
Alayah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #280 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 Alayah
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.