Alaiza
A feminine name of debated origin, possibly derived from the name Eliza.
Name Census estimates that about 292 living Americans carry the first name Alaiza. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alaiza today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alaiza births was 2004 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alaiza. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Alaiza with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
292
~ 1 in 1,173,816 Americans
Peak year
2004
24 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,432
Tracked since 2000
Census
Alaiza in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 203 people with the first name Alaiza, which placed it at #38,074 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#38,074
National first-name rank
People counted
203
203 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
69.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alaiza
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alaiza is Hispanic at 69.5%. The next largest groups are Black (11.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alaiza described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Alaiza at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino69.5% · 141
- Black or African American11.8% · 24
- Asian and Pacific Islander10.8% · 22
- White4.9% · 10
- Two or more races2.5% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Alaiza: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alaiza from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 117 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Alaiza remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alaiza by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alaiza during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alaizas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Alaiza
The given name Alaiza is believed to have its origins in the Arabic language, deriving from the Arabic word "al-'ayz" which means "the strong one" or "the powerful one." This name is thought to have been first used in the Arabian Peninsula region during the early medieval period, around the 7th or 8th century AD.
Alaiza is a feminine name, and it is possible that it was initially used as a descriptive term to honor a woman's strength or resilience. As the name spread, it may have been adopted and adapted by various cultures and regions within the broader Islamic world, leading to slight variations in spelling and pronunciation.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Alaiza can be found in the historical records of the Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled a vast empire stretching from North Africa to Central Asia between the 8th and 13th centuries AD. In these records, an Alaiza bint Abdullah is mentioned as a prominent scholar and poet who lived during the 9th century.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Alaiza. One such example is Alaiza al-Andalusiyya, a renowned Andalusian poet and scholar who lived in the 11th century during the Golden Age of Islamic culture in Spain. Her poetry and literary works were highly acclaimed and contributed significantly to the cultural renaissance of that era.
Another famous Alaiza was Alaiza al-Qurashiyya, a 12th-century Muslim mystic and Sufi saint from Baghdad. She is revered for her spiritual teachings and her contributions to the development of Sufism in the Middle East.
In more recent centuries, Alaiza bint Ali al-Husayni (1805-1892) was a prominent author and intellectual from Syria who wrote extensively on Islamic jurisprudence and philosophy. Her works were widely influential and helped shape the intellectual discourse of her time.
Alaiza al-Badriyya (1858-1932) was an influential Egyptian feminist and activist who fought for women's rights and educational opportunities. She established one of the first schools for girls in Egypt and played a crucial role in the early feminist movement in the region.
While the name Alaiza has its roots in the Arab world, it has also been adopted and used in various other cultures and communities, particularly those influenced by Islamic traditions. However, detailed historical records and information on the name's usage and prevalence outside the Middle East may be more limited.
People
Alaiza + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alaiza as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alaiza: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alaiza?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 292 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alaiza going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,173,816 US residents.
Is Alaiza a common name?
We classify Alaiza as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 295 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alaiza most popular?
The single biggest year for Alaiza was 2004, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alaiza is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alaiza in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 203 people with the name Alaiza, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #38,074 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Alaiza in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Alaiza?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alaiza appears almost entirely female. Of the 206 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Alaiza?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alaiza is Hispanic at 69.5%. The next largest groups are Black (11.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Alaiza most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Alaiza in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.5% (141 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alaiza in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alaiza a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alaiza in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alaiza still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alaiza in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alaiza can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Alaiza?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.