Alaïa

Meaning and origin of Alaïa

Popularity of Alaïa in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Alaïa has been rising fast (+31.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Alaïa every 20 schools, all spellings combined.

Alaïa in English-speaking countries

Alaïa ranks 115^th in United States, 238^th in New Zealand and 285^th in England and Wales, against 549^th in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  115^th girls’ name7,052 babies in 3 years1 girl in 685+10.6% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  238^th girls’ name48 babies in 3 years1 girl in 875

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  320^th girls’ name131 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,179+46.4% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  285^th girls’ name476 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,613+10.1% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  442^nd girls’ name23 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,726

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  361^st girls’ name27 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,014

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  378^th girls’ name9 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,501

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  747^th girls’ name11 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,896

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Alaïa and Alaia are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Alaia45
• Alaya (in French)115
• Alayah (in French)20
• Alaiya5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Alaïa

• Amaïa
• Maïana
• Aïnhoa
• Naïa
• Amaya
• Nahia
• Amélya
• Alexandra
• Aïssatou
• Abigaël
• Aïssata
• Alessia