Alya

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Alya is a female name that originates from Ancient Greek, Slavonic, Hebrew, and Arabic. In Russia, Alya is typically used as a colloquial name by people named Albina, Alina, Alevtina, Alexandra, or Alla. It is formed in a manner similar to other colloquial Russian names.

From Wikipedia

Alya first appears in the data in 1973 and has been recorded in 43 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 190 babies (rank #1,237 that year). In 2024 it was given to 180 girls (rank #1,281). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Alya

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

2,074
Total babies (all years)
43
Years in the data
190
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
19735#8,463
19755#9,115
19808#7,440
19815#10,472
19867#8,556
198710#6,804
198813#5,907
19897#9,708
199011#7,321
19918#9,361
199215#6,020
199313#6,632
199416#5,723
199515#5,971
199613#6,734
199716#5,890
199823#4,642
199918#5,680
200038#3,457
200131#4,029
200225#4,777
200329#4,423
200428#4,709
200530#4,494
200645#3,506
200744#3,653
200842#3,784
200945#3,563
201055#3,046
201148#3,357
201249#3,317
201368#2,597
201460#2,845
201561#2,849
201669#2,565
201783#2,257
201882#2,241
2019113#1,801
2020145#1,474
2021190#1,237
2022144#1,507
2023162#1,384
2024180#1,281