Boy or Girl

Is Alya a boy or girl name?

Alya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 180 girls and 0 boys were named Alya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,074 US babies named Alya were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#1,281
Babies named Alya since 1973
2,074
Most popular year
2021
190 babies
Babies named Alya each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Alya from 1973 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200198020002020

Boys and girls named Alya, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s010100%
1980s050100%
1990s0148100%
2000s0357100%
2010s0688100%
2020s0821100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–180#1,281
20230–162#1,384
20220–144#1,507
20210–190#1,237
20200–145#1,474
20190–113#1,801
20180–82#2,241
20170–83#2,257
20160–69#2,565
20150–61#2,849
20140–60#2,845
20130–68#2,597
20120–49#3,317
20110–48#3,357
20100–55#3,046
20090–45#3,563
20080–42#3,784
20070–44#3,653
20060–45#3,506
20050–30#4,494
20040–28#4,709
20030–29#4,423
20020–25#4,777
20010–31#4,029
20000–38#3,457
19990–18#5,680
19980–23#4,642
19970–16#5,890
19960–13#6,734
19950–15#5,971
19940–16#5,723
19930–13#6,632
19920–15#6,020
19910–8#9,361
19900–11#7,321
19890–7#9,708
19880–13#5,907
19870–10#6,804
19860–7#8,556
19850–0–
19840–0–
19830–0–
19820–0–
19810–5#10,472
19800–8#7,440
19790–0–
19780–0–
19770–0–
19760–0–
19750–5#9,115
19740–0–
19730–5#8,463

Highest rank

Alya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,237 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 Alya

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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.