Alaysia
Feminine
Alaysia joins an A- front to a -laysia ending, and it belongs to a documented American naming family rather than to any older word.
How old is the name Alaysia?
Alaysia first appears in US birth records in 1990 — 35 years ago. The typical Alaysia alive today was born around 2011, making them about 14 years old. About 5,400 people named Alaysia are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Alaysia most popular?
Alaysia peaked in 2012, reaching #946 nationally. Today it ranks #2256, 1,310 places below that high. See the whole 2012 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Alaysia
Our story of Alaysia is a story of a shape rather than a source. American naming through the 1990s built freely on A- fronts and -ysia endings — Alaysia, Alysia, Elysia, Alicia. Nearby sits the Greek Elysion, the fields of the blessed dead, and further off the country of Malaysia. Neither is documented as the source. Alaysia appears in the registers from the 1990s, and its history is the family it belongs to.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No documented etymology. It is a modern American coinage on the A- front and -aysia ending, alongside Alaysia, Elysia and Malaysia-influenced forms. The Greek Elysia, from the Elysian fields, is a separate name. Honest sources record this as a coinage.
Pronouncing Alaysia
uh-LAY-zhuh
Three syllables, stress in the middle. Some bearers say uh-LEE-zhuh instead.
Nicknames for Alaysia
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1990
- Most girls named
- 2014274 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #946reached in 2012
- Change vs 2024
- −14.7%81 in 2025, from 95
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Alaysia in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Alysia in English — spelling variant
- Alicia in English — related form
- Elysia in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Florida, Texas, Illinois.
Alaysias among us
people named Alaysia are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 19,843 born in 2025 was named Alaysia
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Marcela test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Alaysia's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Marcela climbed just as high around 1991, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Marcela's path sketches the road Alaysia is walking now.
Alaysia sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Alaysia is headed
Alaysia is easing off slowly — about 17% fewer babies a year by 2030 if the trend continues.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Alaysia beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Alaysia in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Aly is available as a short form with real currency.
- Three syllables of open vowels, which carries unusually well.
- It belongs to a documented American naming family.
- There is no documented meaning.
- The pronunciation splits between two readings.
- Alysia, Alicia and Alaysia are all close enough to confuse.
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Frequently asked
- How many Alaysias are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 5,400 people named Alaysia are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Alaysia in 2025?
- Alaysia ranks #2256 among US girl names in 2025, with 81 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Alaysia?
- About 1 in every 19,843 US girls born in 2025 was named Alaysia — 81 in all.
- Will my child share the name Alaysia with classmates?
- Alaysia will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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