Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Alaya

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #338, 913 births); most recent 2025 (rank #368, 834 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025834
2024862
2023745
2022795
2021886
2020913
2019781
2018487
2017450
2016408

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #225, 212 births); most recent 2025 (rank #248, 188 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025188
2024212
2023175
2022162
2021169
2020162
2019115
201883
2017110
201643

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #3006, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #974, 38 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–38
2022–33
2021–21
2020–15
2019–20
2018–25
2017–13
2016–10
2015–5
2014–6

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #433, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20254
20248
20237
20225
20215
20206
20193
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #250, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #387, 8 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20258
202413
202315
202211
202111
20204
20197
20183
20178
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #263, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #305, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
20225
20214
20203
20196
20184
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #353, 10 births); most recent 2022 (rank #380, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
20229
202110
20208
20198
2018–
20175
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence