Aleya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LAY-a
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,076 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,872 for girls
Aleya is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 1,872nd for girls in the US (105 babies).
Where does Aleya come from?
Root uncertain
Is Aleya a girl's or a boy's name?
Aleya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK and 105 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aleya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,076among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 78% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Aleya, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 25 girls.
Half of all the girls named Aleya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 375 girls in the UK were given Aleya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #171, up from #2,076 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Aleya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,356 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,728 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,957 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,780 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 12 | #2,319 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Aleya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,872among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 105about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 105 girls in the US were named Aleya, making it the 1,872nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,257th. It first appears in the records in 1974.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Aleya of any year since it first appeared, in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Aleya in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,282 girls in the US were given Aleya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #155, up from #1,872 for this spelling alone.
Aleya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 105 | #1,872 |
| 2024 | 97 | #2,011 |
| 2023 | 85 | #2,210 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2,604 |
| 2021 | 75 | #2,384 |
| 2020 | 79 | #2,257 |
| 2019 | 74 | #2,400 |
| 2018 | 44 | #3,496 |
| 2017 | 50 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 52 | #3,139 |
| 2015 | 48 | #3,346 |
| 2014 | 61 | #2,807 |
| 2013 | 81 | #2,279 |
| 2012 | 85 | #2,205 |
| 2011 | 63 | #2,762 |
| 2010 | 72 | #2,538 |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,704 |
| 2008 | 58 | #2,994 |
| 2007 | 66 | #2,750 |
| 2006 | 53 | #3,135 |
| 2005 | 58 | #2,823 |
| 2004 | 65 | #2,553 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,837 |
| 2002 | 45 | #3,142 |
| 2001 | 65 | #2,407 |
| 2000 | 70 | #2,232 |
| 1999 | 50 | #2,734 |
| 1998 | 42 | #3,012 |
| 1997 | 39 | #3,033 |
| 1996 | 36 | #3,232 |
| 1995 | 31 | #3,487 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,872 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 14 | #4,943 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
Names like Aleya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amira Aaliyah Safa Ayla Amaya Ayah Khadija Zainab Amara Hafsa Ayra Anaya
Other spellings of Aleya
Alaya Alayah Aleia Aleyah Alayha Aaleyah Aalayah Allayah Aleiah Aleeyah Aalaya Aleeya
Names related to Aleya
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, “Aleya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aleya, updated 20 October 2026.