Alayja vs Alana

Side-by-side comparison of Alayja and Alana — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Alayja

Girl name · Rank #16122

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Name B

Alana

Girl name · Rank #143

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Metric Alayja Alana
Current Rank #16122 #143
Total Births (all years) 365 66,156
Peak Year 2009 2007
Peak Year Births 37 2,461
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1998 1930

Births by Decade

Decade Alayja Alana
1930ss — 44
1940ss — 1,143
1950ss — 1,413
1960ss — 1,889
1970ss — 3,518
1980ss — 6,916
1990ss 12 9,220
2000ss 179 17,934
2010ss 145 16,255
2020ss 29 7,824

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alayja Alana
2014 12 1,675
2015 10 1,629
2016 15 1,573
2017 6 1,447
2018 6 1,533
2019 5 1,340
2020 6 1,400
2021 5 1,333
2022 7 1,420
2023 6 1,617
2024 5 2,054

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1998–2024.

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