Alaia

Origin: Basque
Meaning: “joy; happy”
Gender: Feminine
(uh-LIE-ah)

The name comes directly from the Basque word for “joy; happy.”

It is also the name of a type of surf board and it is the surname of French fashion designer, Azzedine Alaïa.

In the United States, the name has appeared in the U.S. Top 1000 only the last 2 years. It first entered in 2015 and is currently the 615th most popular female name (2016).

In France, the name is sometimes franconized as Alaïa.

Sources

• http://nabasque.eus/old_nabo/NABO/names.htm
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/alaia
• https://www.ssa.gov