Alaia
A Basque name from alaia, joyful or cheerful. A similar-sounding Arabic name, Alya, is separate and means loftiness or height.
Alaia in 2025
Alaia was given to 2,324 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 287th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,427 babies born.
The history of Alaia
Alaia reached its highest point in 2024, when 2,429 babies were given the name, ranking 272nd that year.
Across the 40 years of records since 1986, 17,699 babies have been named Alaia. Half of them were born before 2022, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Alaia by decade
| Decade | Babies named Alaia | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 | 14,148 |
| 1990s | 42 | 13,270 |
| 2000s | 230 | 6,237 |
| 2010s | 3,770 | 428 |
| 2020s | 13,651 | 272 |
Where Alaia is heading
Alaia has grown more than 5.4 times over the past decade, from 429 babies in 2015 to 2,324 in 2025.
Names like Alaia
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Alaia.