Alejah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LAY-ha
- Origin
- Modern
Alejah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Alejah come from?
Modern: perhaps from Aleja, short for Alejandra, or a feminine of Elijah
Is Alejah a girl's or a boy's name?
Alejah is a girls' name.
How popular is Alejah 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 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Alejah in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alejah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
Names like Alejah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Zaniyah Kaliyah Aziyah Jaliyah Hadassah Alaiyah Aziah Zariah Zaliyah Kamiyah Taliyah
Names related to Alejah
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
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, “Alejah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alejah, updated 20 October 2026.