Alya

Arabic

"heavens, highborn, exalted"

Alya Origin and Meaning

The name Alya is a girl's name of Arabic, Russian, Turkish origin meaning "heavens, highborn, exalted".

Alya is most familiar in the US in its much-more-complicated form Aaliyah, the spelling used by the later singer. The traditional name of the star system Theta Serpentis, Alya is also an established Muslim first name and a Turkish place-name. It may also be a Russian short form for Alexandra or any other Al- name.

Alya Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1047 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Alya

• 1047 Nameberry 2025
• 395 Unique 2023
• 728 England 2023
• 40 France 2023
• 67 Belgium 2023
• 145 Switzerland 2023
• 20 Turkey 2023

20 Names Similar to Alya

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Alya.

• Naia
• Soraya
• Amoura
• Saanvi
• Chiara
• Aviana
• Yara
• Asha
• Solana
• Alia
• Avani
• Azaria
• Daenerys
• Zariah
• Aya
• Izara
• Katara
• Alaïa
• Ara
• Zaria

Famous People Named Alya

• Alya (born Alja Omladič) Slovenian pop singer

The name Alya in Pop Culture

• Alya traditional name of star system Theta Serpentis, means 'fat tail of the sheep'
• Alya Césaire character on French animated series "Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir"
• Alya Kendrick character on TV's "Backstage"
• Alya Nazir character on British soap "Coronation Street"
• Alya Fitzsimmons character on TV’s “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D"