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

# 770 on Nameberry

Alya Popularity

• 770 Nameberry 2024
• 395 Unique 2023
• 605 England 2021
• 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.

• Aviana
• Alia
• Ara
• Astra
• Alea
• Alouette
• Amaya
• Cerise
• Nessa
• Lissa
• Alexia
• Althea
• Aya
• Amalia
• Amari
• Cerelia
• Abelia
• Enya
• Tala
• Ailsa

Famous People Named Alya

• Alya (born Alja Omladič) Slovenian pop singer

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"