Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Alayah

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #280, 1,134 births); most recent 2025 (rank #412, 756 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025756
2024748
2023793
2022866
20211,002
20201,134
2019899
2018592
2017578
2016580

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 #351, 125 births); most recent 2025 (rank #388, 109 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025109
2024125
2023102
2022101
2021110
202081
201973
201871
201768
201633

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

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #3065, 8 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3214, 7 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20237
20223
20218
20205
20196
20187
20173
2016–
2015–
2014–

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 2022 (rank #354, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20255
20244
20236
202211
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 2024 (rank #333, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #474, 6 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20256
202410
20235
20226
20219
20206
2019–
2018–
2017–
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 2025 (rank #259, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20256
2024–
20234
2022–
2021–
2020–
20195
2018–
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