Alaya

“Variant of Alaia — Joyful” — Basque (via Alaia) origin

Girl's name · #368 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Alaya has appeared in US records since 1979 — best rank #338 (2020) · 11,095 babies named Alaya all-time · 1 in 1,900 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 680 girls in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 1,300 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 1,700 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alayas

Alaya F — American actress (born 1997)
Alaya Dawn Johnson — American writer

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