Aleah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LEE-a
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #965 for girls
Aleah is a girls' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 965th for girls in the US (265 babies).
Where does Aleah come from?
Arabic: probably a modern spelling related to Aaliyah
More on Wiktionary.
Is Aleah a girl's or a boy's name?
Aleah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 265 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aleah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,276th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 61% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Aleah, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 38 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Aleah since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Aleah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 571 girls in the UK were given Aleah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #109, up from #4,276 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Aleah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,605 |
| 2020 | 13 | #2,159 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,678 |
| 2017 | 29 | #1,248 |
| 2016 | 38 | #1,014 |
| 2015 | 37 | #1,040 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,418 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,617 |
| 2012 | 30 | #1,205 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,467 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,418 |
| 2009 | 31 | #1,093 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,620 |
| 2007 | 24 | #1,243 |
| 2006 | 28 | #1,062 |
| 2005 | 25 | #1,077 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,238 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,317 |
| 2002 | 32 | #829 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,637 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Aleah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 965th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 265 about 1 in 6,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 265 girls in the US were named Aleah, making it the 965th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 582nd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 814 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Aleah than any year since 1995.
Half of all the girls named Aleah in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,461 girls in the US were given Aleah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #60, up from #965 for this spelling alone.
Aleah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 265 | #965 |
| 2024 | 372 | #756 |
| 2023 | 379 | #742 |
| 2022 | 436 | #669 |
| 2021 | 461 | #645 |
| 2020 | 501 | #582 |
| 2019 | 571 | #538 |
| 2018 | 565 | #547 |
| 2017 | 617 | #506 |
| 2016 | 707 | #455 |
| 2015 | 713 | #444 |
| 2014 | 758 | #423 |
| 2013 | 778 | #395 |
| 2012 | 753 | #418 |
| 2011 | 814 | #390 |
| 2010 | 683 | #450 |
| 2009 | 583 | #520 |
| 2008 | 495 | #620 |
| 2007 | 463 | #640 |
| 2006 | 431 | #667 |
| 2005 | 366 | #737 |
| 2004 | 388 | #696 |
| 2003 | 319 | #777 |
| 2002 | 335 | #727 |
| 2001 | 391 | #646 |
| 2000 | 419 | #603 |
| 1999 | 351 | #654 |
| 1998 | 339 | #678 |
| 1997 | 308 | #700 |
| 1996 | 299 | #708 |
| 1995 | 256 | #777 |
| 1994 | 199 | #938 |
| 1993 | 121 | #1,356 |
| 1992 | 101 | #1,534 |
| 1991 | 105 | #1,487 |
| 1990 | 112 | #1,406 |
| 1989 | 97 | #1,488 |
| 1988 | 91 | #1,490 |
| 1987 | 67 | #1,761 |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,769 |
| 1985 | 64 | #1,759 |
| 1984 | 50 | #2,017 |
| 1983 | 63 | #1,715 |
| 1982 | 76 | #1,551 |
| 1981 | 75 | #1,568 |
| 1980 | 43 | #2,278 |
| 1979 | 24 | #3,333 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 18 | #3,910 |
| 1976 | 12 | #4,903 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,226 |
| 1973 | 22 | #3,014 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
Names like Aleah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amira, Ayah, Zainab, Safa, Khadija, Amina, Sumayyah, Aisha, Aaminah, Aliya, Summer, Ruqayyah
Other spellings of Aleah
Aaliyah, Aliyah, Alea, Aliah, Alyah, Aleigha, Aleeah, Alliyah, Aleea
Names related to Aleah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo, Liyana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aleah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aleah, updated 20 October 2026.