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 [ syll. a-lay-na, al-a-yna ] The girl name Alayna is pronounced as ahLEY-Nah KEY. Alayna is an English name of Celtic origin. Alayna is a variant of the name Alana (English). Alayna is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also perceived as fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1990s; before that, it was of irregular use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 2007, 0.059% of baby girls were named Alayna. It had a ranking of #272 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.057% and its ranking #285. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Alayna, Alana (English) was the most frequently used. In 2008, it was more commonly used than Alayna by 73% . Baby names that sound like Alayna include Alaina (English), Elaina (English and Spanish), Alana (English), Alanah (English), Alani (English), Alanna (English), Alannah (English), Alawna (English), Alena (Russian, English, and Czech), Alhena, Alima (Arabic and Hebrew), Alina (English and French), Allana (English), Allanna (English), Allannah (English), Alona (English and Hebrew), Aluma (English and Hebrew), Alwina (German), Alyna (Russian), and Aolani (Hawaiian). KEY: approx pronunciation for Alayna: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
