girl's name
Alayjah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 781
Alayjah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2009, when 58 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1995.
Alayjah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 57 |
| 2000s | 327 |
| 2010s | 309 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 88 |
How popular is Alayjah?
In 2025, Alayjah was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alayjah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alayjah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alayjah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alayjah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alayjah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alayjah
How popular is the name Alayjah?
In 2025, Alayjah was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Alayjah a girl's or a boy's name?
Alayjah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Alayjah most popular?
Alayjah peaked in 2009, when 58 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Alayjah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alayjah currently ranks #9,022 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.