Alaija
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LAY-ja
- Origin
- Modern
Alaija is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Alaija come from?
Modern: spelling of Alaijah; modern name in the style of Aaliyah and Elijah
Meaning borrowed from Alaijah.
Is Alaija a girl's or a boy's name?
Alaija is a girls' name.
How popular is Alaija in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Alaija in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alaija in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5,373 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
Names like Alaija
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amira, Aaliyah, Kaliyah, Zaniyah, Amaya, Aliya, Jaliyah, Ayla, Alaya, Zayla, Zariah, Samira
Names related to Alaija
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Alaija: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alaija, updated 20 October 2026.