girl's name
Aleya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,598
Aleya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 105 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 105 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 31,576 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Aleya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 21 |
| 1980s | 78 |
| 1990s | 290 |
| 2000s | 601 |
| 2010s | 630 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 508 |
How popular is Aleya?
In 2025, Aleya was given to 105 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Aleya is used
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.
How Aleya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Aléya | Aléya is a rare spelling of Aleya, written with an acute accent and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
| Alëya | Alëya is a rare spelling of Aleya, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Aleya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aleya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aleya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aleya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aleya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aleya
How popular is the name Aleya?
In 2025, Aleya was given to 105 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Aleya a girl's or a boy's name?
Aleya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Aleya most popular?
Aleya peaked in 2025, when 105 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Aleya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aleya currently ranks #1,223 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.