girl's name
Aleyah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,205
Aleyah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 119 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2012, when 135 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 27,861 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1991.
Aleyah 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.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 281 |
| 2000s | 744 |
| 2010s | 1,071 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 709 |
How popular is Aleyah?
In 2025, Aleyah was given to 119 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Aleyah 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 Aleyah is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Alëyah | Alëyah is a rare spelling of Aleyah, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Aleyah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aleyah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aleyah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aleyah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aleyah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aleyah
How popular is the name Aleyah?
In 2025, Aleyah was given to 119 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Aleyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Aleyah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Aleyah most popular?
Aleyah peaked in 2012, when 135 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Aleyah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aleyah currently ranks #1,715 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.