How Many People Are Named Alayla?
An estimated 1,673 people in the United States have the first name Alayla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Alayla peaked in popularity in 2017 with 117 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alayla 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 Alayla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Alayla is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,673
About 1 in 204,874 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2017
117 births
Total Registered
1,688
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alayla
Alayla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,688 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alayla as a female name
Ranked #2,479 in 2024
72 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (117 births)
Alayla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alayla span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 913 babies were registered. While Alayla is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Alayla by Decade
How has Alayla 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.
Alayla by State
Birth registrations for Alayla span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, California. The lowest are in Washington, Mississippi, Indiana. On average, about 37 Alaylas were registered per state.
Alayla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alayla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alayla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alayla?
We estimate approximately 1,673 people named Alayla 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 204,874 Americans share this first name.
Is Alayla a common name?
Alayla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,688 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alayla most popular?
Alayla reached peak popularity in 2017, when 117 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alayla is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alayla a female name?
Alayla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alayla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alayla Smith, Alayla Johnson, Alayla 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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