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Alaya

Girl #409 in 2023

Alaya is a girl name that appears in U.S. Social Security records.

Popularity of Alaya

Popularity, 1979–2023

745 births in 2023

1979 2023

9,387 U.S. births recorded from 1979–2023.

Peak year

2020

913 babies

First recorded

1979

44 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

Manly, strong, courageous

feminine form of the saint's name, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre: thus meaning "who/which is to be loved"

Boy · Ancient Greek

Borrowed from Alexander, from Ἀλέξανδρος, from ἀλέξω +, the stem of ἀνήρ

Girl · Ancient Greek

Feminine form of Church Angelus, from ἄγγελος

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.