#4172024 rank
2020peak year
11,464babies named Alayah since 1880
▼ 17%5-year trend
Alayah popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Alayah mean?
A modern respelling of Alaya or Aaliyah, from Arabic ala, 'high' or 'exalted', also related to a'la, 'to rise'. Part of the 2010s -yah trend.
OriginArabic
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic
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Spellings & variants
AaliyahAlaya
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