Alaia
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 163 babies a year in England and Wales.
How Alaia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #667 |
| 2016 | #615 |
| 2017 | #638 |
| 2018 | #583 |
| 2019 | #184 |
| 2020 | #120 |
| 2021 | #128 |
| 2022 | #138 |
| 2023 | #120 |
| 2024 | #112 |
| 2025 | #117 |
Alaia by the numbers
In 2025, 163 babies in England and Wales were named Alaia. In the US, 460 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 486 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Alaia
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alaia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alainabright; a form of Alaina or Alana1,660 in the US (2017)
- Alanafair, bright; feminine form of Alan1,432 in the US (2017)
- Aliaexalted, noble458 in the US (2017)
- Amaiathe end or finish251 in the US (2017)
- Alaanobility or elevation28 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alaniavariant of Alania or Alana, fair or bright32 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Alaia
Names that are said the same way as Alaia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Alayahexalted or ascent; a form of Aliyah109 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aliahexalted or ascent; a respelling of Aliyah226 in the US (2017)
- Aleyahexalted or ascent; a modern respelling of Aliyah96 in the US (2017)
- Aaleyahascending, going up; a form of Aliyah95 in the US (2017)
- Alyaexalted; noble70 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aalayahhigh, exalted; a modern respelling of Aaliyah61 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Alaia
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