Alya

Origin: Variant of Aliye · from Arabic Aliya (Turkish feminine form of Aliyah) (from Turkish, from Arabic عالية (feminine of عالي, 'high, exalted'))

Girl's name · #1334 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Alya is near its high-water mark: it reached #1237 in 2021 and still ranked #1334 in 2025. About 2,200 girls have carried it since 1973.

Across the states

See where Alya is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Alya is especially popular in Türkiye.

#1 in Türkiye (2025) · #32 in France (2025) · #63 in Belgium (2025) · #77 in Austria (2025) · #99 in Switzerland (2025) · #150 in Netherlands (2025) · #353 in Sweden (2025) · #427 in Poland (2025) · #568 in England & Wales (2025) · #832 in Ecuador (2025) · #526 in Canada (2024).

Famous Alyas

Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani — Qatari diplomat
Alya Bakhshal — Pakistani feminist, political worker and organizer
Alya Rohali — Indonesian actress
Alya Baffoun — Tunisian feminist and sociologist
Alya Nurshabrina — Indonesian model, Miss Indonesia 2018

In stories & tradition

Alya Césaire^he — Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (TV series)
Alya — Because Why (film)

What Alyas become

Among 33 notable people named Alya:

Entertainers appear 1.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alya Rohali, Indonesian actress.

Spellings & nicknames

Alya is a rare spelling of Aaliyah (#101) and Aliyah (#263) — about 3% of babies given the name are written this way.

Similar names: Alahia · Yusra · Aleyah · Khalia · Zhuri · Halima

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