67%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (Modern) Pronounced Pron. ə-LIE-ə [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Probably a variant of Alayah. It is likely also influenced by the fashion brand Alaïa, named for the Tunisian-French designer Azzedine Alaïa (1935-2017). His surname in Arabic is عليّة ('Alayyah), meaning "lofty". Related Names Same SpellingAlaia 1 PopularityDetails Last ranked #14 in 2020 Basque Country, Spain Last ranked #292 in 2021 England and Wales Last ranked #387 in 2022 Netherlands Last ranked #237 in 2010 Spain (by decade) Last ranked #128 in 2021 United States Categories modern English, variants