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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Alayna

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Dear child.
Irish
Dear child

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alayna

Pronunciation

a-lay-na

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #12008, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #208, 1,558 births); most recent 2025 (rank #332, 927 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–927
2024–983
2023–982
2022–1,163
2021–1,183
2020–1,212
2019–1,394
2018–1,366
2017–1,378
2016–1,443

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 2019 (rank #155, 325 births); most recent 2025 (rank #219, 214 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025214
2024205
2023312
2022318
2021203
2020235
2019325
2018255
2017170
2016157

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 2015 (rank #1399, 27 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1285, 26 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202326
202223
202123
202014
201916
201814
201710
201614
201527
201411

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 2020 (rank #407, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20254
20245
20235
20226
20215
20209
20196
20185
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 #281, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20253
20248
202313
202211
20216
20207
20198
20184
20175
20166

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 2013 (rank #370, 4 births); most recent 2023 (rank #391, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
20193
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

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #306, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20235
202211
202110
20208
201912
201811
20177
201611
201511
20148

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