Alayjah
Alayjah was the 8885th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 2966th with 58 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,638 places. More babies were named Alayjah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,885 girls, down 3,024 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200958 babies
- Total since 1880
- 781babies recorded
Alayjah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,885 | 11 |
| 2020 | #5,861 | 20 |
| 2010 | #3,964 | 38 |
| 2000 | #6,219 | 17 |
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How popular is Alayjah, counting every spelling?
Alayjah is a spelling of Alaijah, a name family that had 23 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 23 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaijah | 12 | #8,387 | 77 |
| Alayjah | 11 | #8,885 | 68 |
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 Alayjah?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alayjah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alayjah 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alayjah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alayjah?
About 800 people born in the US named Alayjah are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 12 and 21. That makes Alayjah mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alayjah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alayjah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alayjah
How popular is the name Alayjah?
Alayjah was the 8885th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 2966th with 58 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,638 places. More babies were named Alayjah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Alayjah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alayjah in the US.