Alaya

Alaya

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Alaya first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 22 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2020 with 71 babies (rank #420 that year). In 2024 it was given to 69 girls (rank #430). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Alaya

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alaya yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

600

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	5	#2,569
2001	6	#2,284
2005	5	#2,840
2006	6	#2,598
2007	7	#2,423
2008	13	#1,619
2009	9	#2,131
2010	14	#1,603
2011	14	#1,558
2012	12	#1,755
2013	7	#2,572
2014	21	#1,170
2015	15	#1,475
2016	25	#1,028
2017	36	#769
2018	39	#724
2019	44	#661
2020	71	#420
2021	70	#436
2022	63	#461
2023	49	#575
2024	69	#430

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#2,569

2001

#2,284

2005

#2,840

2006

#2,598

2007

#2,423

2008

#1,619

2009

#2,131

2010

#1,603

2011

#1,558

2012

#1,755

2013

#2,572

2014

#1,170

2015

#1,475

2016

#1,028

2017

#769

2018

#724

2019

#661

2020

#420

2021

#436

2022

#461

2023

#575

2024

#430

Numerology of Alaya

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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