Alaia
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About Alaia
Alaia, a fast riser in the US, sounds just like several other popular stylish names, many of them with different origins and meanings. There's Arabic Aaliyah, like the late singer, and the Hebrew Aliya and the Sanskrit Alaya. Azzedine Alaia is a high-fashion Parisian designer of Tunisian origin.
Pronounced ah-LY-ah.
As of October 2026, Alaia ranked #117 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #112 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #685.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,650 | 66 | 36.9 |
| 2015 | #664 | 429 | 240.3 |
| 2016 | #615 | 487 | 274.8 |
| 2017 | #638 | 461 | 267 |
| 2018 | #584 | 526 | 309.2 |
| 2019 | #184 | 1,603 | 955.1 |
| 2020 | #120 | 2,282 | 1,411.6 |
| 2021 | #128 | 2,218 | 1,351.7 |
| 2022 | #139 | 2,080 | 1,268.2 |
| 2023 | #120 | 2,305 | 1,436.5 |
| 2024 | #112 | 2,425 | 1,496.7 |
| 2025 | #117 | 2,318 | 1,442.2 |
World rankings
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Alaia on lists
Famous Alaias
- Alaia Baldwin (b. 1993)
daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin
- Alaia
Mai Humes (b. 2013), daughter of British singers Marvin Humes and Rochelle Wiseman
- Alaia Rosberg (b. 2015)
daughter of Formula 1 racing driver Nico Rosberg and Vivian Sebold
- Alaia Santa Cruz (b. 2014)
daughter of Paraguayan footballer Roque Santa Cruz
- Alaïa Costa (b. 2014)
daughter of actress Adamari Lopez and Toni Costa
- Azzedine Alaia
Tunisian,French fashion designer
Alaia in pop culture
- Alaia
type of Hawaiian surfboard