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Aleyah

100% girls · 119 born in 2025

Aleyah has been given to about 2,805 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,787
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aleyah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 135
  • Born in 2025119
  • All time2,805
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Aleyah?

Its best year was 2012, when 135 babies were given the name, ranking 1603rd. The typical living American called Aleyah is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Aleyah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aleah0.88
  2. Aliyah0.82
  3. Alayah0.82
  4. Aaliyah0.78
  5. Aliah0.79
  6. Maleah0.75
  7. Kaleah0.75
  8. Malayah0.74

Middle names for Aleyah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aleyah Eve0.80
  2. Aleyah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Aleyah Josephine0.78
  4. Aleyah Rose0.77
  5. Aleyah Louise0.77
  6. Aleyah June0.76

Sibling names for Aleyah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jahmirbrother · 0.95
  2. Soleilsister · 0.95
  3. Bryerbrother · 0.95
  4. Kyrenbrother · 0.95
  5. Elinasister · 0.94
  6. Malayasister · 0.92

Where Aleyah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Georgia0.01%
  2. Texas0.01%
  3. Florida0.01%
  4. Illinois0.01%
  5. Pennsylvania0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Aleyah White0.72
  2. Aleyah Reyes0.72
  3. Aleyah Nguyen0.72
  4. Aleyah Moore0.72
  5. Aleyah Lee0.72
  6. Aleyah Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Aleyah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Aleyah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.