Aleja
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ah-LEH-hah
- Origin
- Greek
Aleja is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of the people”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aleja mean?
Greek: Spanish short form of Alejandra (Alexandra)
“defender of the people”
Short form of Alejandra, the Spanish form of Alexandra.
Is Aleja a girl's or a boy's name?
Aleja is a girls' name.
How popular is Aleja in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Aleja in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aleja in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
Names like Aleja
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amira Aaliyah Amaya Aliya Ayla Alaya Alaysha Samira Amina Amara Aliza Zahara
Names related to Aleja
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from 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, “Aleja: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aleja, updated 20 October 2026.