female NAME · CURRENTLY #368

Alaya

uh-LAY-uh

“Possibly from Sanskrit alaya, “dwelling” or “abode”; it is also used as a modern variant of Aaliyah.”

A modern given name with usage across multiple naming traditions.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Alaya has traveled through time

81985 131990 401995 772000 1612005 2422010 3892015 9152020 8342025
LATEST YEAR2025834 births
PEAK RANK#338in 2020
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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