Alya
2025 SSA
About Alya
Alya is most familiar in the US in its much-more-complicated form Aaliyah, the spelling used by the later singer. The traditional name of the star system Theta Serpentis, Alya is also an established Muslim first name and a Turkish place-name. It may also be a Russian short form for Alexandra or any other Al- name.
Pronounced AHL-yuh.
As of October 2026, Alya ranked #1334 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1237 in 2021.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,845 | 60 | 33.6 |
| 2015 | #2,849 | 61 | 34.2 |
| 2016 | #2,565 | 69 | 38.9 |
| 2017 | #2,257 | 83 | 48.1 |
| 2018 | #2,241 | 82 | 48.2 |
| 2019 | #1,801 | 113 | 67.3 |
| 2020 | #1,474 | 145 | 89.7 |
| 2021 | #1,237 | 190 | 115.8 |
| 2022 | #1,507 | 144 | 87.8 |
| 2023 | #1,384 | 162 | 101 |
| 2024 | #1,281 | 180 | 111.1 |
| 2025 | #1,334 | 167 | 103.9 |
World rankings
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