Given name & surname · also Arabic
Alaia
“one who is majestic, of high worth”·“joy”
Alaia is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is majestic, of high worth” and “joy”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is majestic, of high worth” and “joy”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Arabic and Basque naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alaia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17,699
- 17 boys · 17,682 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,429 babies
- 2025
- 2,324
- #117 for girls · #10,739 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +112%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,318 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 117 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 111.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 6 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (344). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,199 as a first name in 2020; 125 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alaia’s family of names
Alaia may belong to the same name family as ALLAIA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Appears in
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