How Many People Are Named Alaya?
An estimated 10,160 people in the United States have the first name Alaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Alaya peaked in popularity in 2020 with 913 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alaya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alaya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Alaya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 10, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
10,160
About 1 in 33,736 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2020
913 births
Total Registered
10,249
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alaya
Alaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,249 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alaya as a female name
Ranked #362 in 2024
862 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (913 births)
Alaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alaya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 4,201 babies were registered. Alaya remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Alaya by Decade
How has Alaya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alaya by State
Birth registrations for Alaya span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Idaho, Utah, Oregon. On average, about 222 Alayas were registered per state.
Alaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Alaya
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Alaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alaya?
We estimate approximately 10,160 people named Alaya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 33,736 Americans share this first name.
Is Alaya a common name?
Alaya is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,249 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alaya most popular?
Alaya reached peak popularity in 2020, when 913 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alaya is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alaya a female name?
Alaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alaya Smith, Alaya Johnson, Alaya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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