Aleyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LAY-a
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,675 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,710 for girls
Aleyah is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 1,710th for girls in the US (119 babies).
Where does Aleyah come from?
Root uncertain
Is Aleyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Aleyah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 119 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aleyah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Aleyah, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,708th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 18 girls.
Half of all the girls named Aleyah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 375 girls in the UK were given Aleyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #171, up from #2,675 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Aleyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,323 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,481 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,708 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,904 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
How popular is Aleyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,710among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 119about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 119 girls in the US were named Aleyah, making it the 1,710th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,792nd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 135 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the girls named Aleyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,282 girls in the US were given Aleyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #155, up from #1,710 for this spelling alone.
Aleyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 119 | #1,710 |
| 2024 | 105 | #1,895 |
| 2023 | 118 | #1,736 |
| 2022 | 128 | #1,648 |
| 2021 | 129 | #1,622 |
| 2020 | 110 | #1,792 |
| 2019 | 126 | #1,668 |
| 2018 | 68 | #2,557 |
| 2017 | 97 | #2,018 |
| 2016 | 89 | #2,168 |
| 2015 | 107 | #1,894 |
| 2014 | 115 | #1,781 |
| 2013 | 115 | #1,775 |
| 2012 | 135 | #1,602 |
| 2011 | 119 | #1,728 |
| 2010 | 100 | #1,992 |
| 2009 | 112 | #1,876 |
| 2008 | 106 | #1,977 |
| 2007 | 100 | #2,034 |
| 2006 | 75 | #2,459 |
| 2005 | 67 | #2,549 |
| 2004 | 52 | #2,994 |
| 2003 | 52 | #2,920 |
| 2002 | 66 | #2,411 |
| 2001 | 60 | #2,536 |
| 2000 | 54 | #2,704 |
| 1999 | 48 | #2,809 |
| 1998 | 50 | #2,688 |
| 1997 | 51 | #2,508 |
| 1996 | 38 | #3,088 |
| 1995 | 38 | #3,017 |
| 1994 | 51 | #2,460 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
Names like Aleyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Ayah Safa Zainab Amira Sumayyah Nusaybah Ruqayyah Aaminah Abeeha Hafsa Aafiyah
Other spellings of Aleyah
Alaya Alayah Aleia Aleya Alayha Aaleyah Aalayah Allayah Aleiah Aleeyah Aalaya Aleeya
Names related to Aleyah
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, “Aleyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aleyah, updated 20 October 2026.