Alleyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LAY-a
Alleyah is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Alleyah come from?
Spelling of Aleyah; root uncertain
Meaning borrowed from Aleyah.
Is Alleyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Alleyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Alleyah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 7 girls.
Alleyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Alleyah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Alleyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alleyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
Names like Alleyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Ayah, Amira, Safa, Zainab, Aaminah, Sumayyah, Amaya, Ruqayyah, Nusaybah, Ayla, Aasiyah
Names related to Alleyah
Aliyah, Alayah, Aleya, Aleah, Aleyah, Aleeyah, Aaleyah, Allayah, Alyah, Aleiah
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, “Alleyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alleyah, updated 20 October 2026.