#3122024 rank
2013peak year
34,649babies named Alayna since 1880
▼ 29%5-year trend
Alayna popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Alayna mean?
A modern respelling of Alana, from the Irish Gaelic term of endearment a leanbh, 'O child'. It grew rapidly in American use in the 2000s.
OriginIrish
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic
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Spellings & variants
AlanaAlaina
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