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Girl name

Alayja

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Alayja has been given to about 365 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
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Living in the US≈ 362
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alayja per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2009 · 37
  • Born in 20250
  • All time365

How popular is Alayja?

Its best year was 2009, when 37 babies were given the name, ranking 4111th. The typical living American called Alayja is about 17 years old today.

Names that sound like Alayja

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alayna0.81
  2. Alaya0.81
  3. Alaina0.74
  4. Alaia0.74
  5. Alana0.69
  6. Amaya0.69
  7. Alanna0.69
  8. Anaya0.69

Middle names for Alayja

Ranked by flow score
  1. Alayja Rose0.89
  2. Alayja Louise0.89
  3. Alayja June0.88
  4. Alayja Pearl0.88
  5. Alayja Quinn0.88
  6. Alayja Nell0.88

Sibling names for Alayja

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Janiyahsister · 0.77
  2. Isabelasister · 0.77
  3. Brayanbrother · 0.77
  4. Yarelisister · 0.77
  5. Jamaribrother · 0.76
  6. Izaiahbrother · 0.76

Where Alayja is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Alayja White0.84
    2. Alayja Reyes0.84
    3. Alayja Nguyen0.84
    4. Alayja Moore0.84
    5. Alayja Lee0.84
    6. Alayja Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Alayja

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.