Aaleyah
Aaleyah was the 5722nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1477th with 155 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,245 places. More babies were named Aaleyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,722 girls, down 2,661 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015155 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,441babies recorded
Aaleyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,722 | 21 |
| 2020 | #3,061 | 52 |
| 2010 | #2,476 | 75 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 |
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How popular is Aaleyah, counting every spelling?
Aaleyah is a spelling of Aleyah, a name family that ranked #895 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,722 for Aaleyah on its own. Together these spellings went to 281 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleyah | 119 | #1,710 | 599 |
| Aleya | 105 | #1,873 | 429 |
| Aleeyah | 26 | #4,990 | 169 |
| Aaleyah | 21 | #5,722 | 138 |
| Aleeya | 10 | #9,482 | 57 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aaleyah?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aaleyah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aaleyah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aaleyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aaleyah?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Aaleyah are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 9 and 16. That makes Aaleyah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aaleyah by state
How common Aaleyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aaleyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aaleyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aaleyah
How popular is the name Aaleyah?
Aaleyah was the 5722nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1477th with 155 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,245 places. More babies were named Aaleyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aaleyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aaleyah in the US.
Where is Aaleyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aaleyah was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Texas.