girls' name ★ peaked 2021

Alya

Meaning Spelling variant of Alia Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,334 Trend ↑ Rising 55%

Spelling variant of Alia.

Rank 2025
#1,334
among girls · ↓55 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
167
named Alya · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,624
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
190 babies
All-time total
2,242
#4,363 all-time among girls
First recorded
1973
in Social Security records

Alya popularity over time

2,242 babies have been named Alya since 1973, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2021Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 10 1 – #8,463
1980s 50 5 +400% #5,907
1990s 148 15 +196% #4,643
2000s 357 36 +141% #3,457
2010s 688 69 +93% #1,802
2020s (to 2025) 989 165 +140% #1,237

Where Alya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 181 0.11 outside top 500
2027 194 0.12 outside top 500
2028 206 0.13 outside top 500
2029 216 0.13 outside top 500
2030 225 0.14 outside top 500

Where Alya is most popular

Girls named Alya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.104 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Alya born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 40 0.222 +113%
New York 77 0.194 +87%
Florida 79 0.185 +77%
Colorado 19 0.170 +64%
California 127 0.151 +45%
Texas 104 0.129 +24%
Illinois 28 0.122 +18%
Massachusetts 14 0.116 +11%
Virginia 19 0.111 +7%
Maryland 10 0.094 -9%
Michigan 17 0.093 -10%
Arizona 12 0.086 -18%
Washington 12 0.083 -20%
Ohio 17 0.072 -31%
Georgia 14 0.062 -41%
Pennsylvania 14 0.059 -43%
North Carolina 12 0.053 -49%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -53%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Alya

Alya is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,334 in 2025 with 167 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 2,242 American babies have been named Alya. Its peak came in 2021, when 190 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alya?

The median living Alya is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 16. An estimated 2,200 people named Alya are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 167 #1,334
2024 181 #1,279
2023 162 #1,387
2022 144 #1,508
2021 190 #1,237
2020 145 #1,475
2019 113 #1,802
2018 82 #2,241
2017 83 #2,257
2016 69 #2,565
2015 61 #2,849
2014 60 #2,845
2013 68 #2,597
2012 49 #3,318
2011 48 #3,357
2010 55 #3,046
2009 45 #3,563
2008 42 #3,784
2007 44 #3,654
2006 45 #3,506
2005 30 #4,494
2004 28 #4,709
2003 29 #4,423
2002 25 #4,778
2001 31 #4,029
2000 38 #3,457
1995 15 #5,972
1990 11 #7,322
1985 – –
1980 8 #7,441
1975 5 #9,114
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alya?

The median living Alya is about 7 years old. Half of all living Alyas are between 3 and 16 years old.

How many people named Alya are alive today?

An estimated 2,200 people named Alya are alive in the United States, based on 2,242 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alya mean?

Spelling variant of Alia.

How popular is the name Alya in 2025?

Alya ranked #1,334 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 167 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alya?

2,242 babies have been named Alya in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alya most popular?

Alya peaked in 2021, when 190 newborns received the name.

Is Alya a boy or girl name?

Alya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alya rising or falling?

Alya is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alya become more popular?

Alya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 225 girls named Alya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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