Aleah
Aleah was the 965th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 265 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 390th with 814 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 521 places. More babies were named Aleah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Allie) pet form of Alice, Alison, Alexandra and similar names · English
- Rank in 2025
- #965 girls, down 383 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 265girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011814 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,592babies recorded
What does the name Aleah mean?
Aleah is a spelling of Allie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Allie's meaning and origin.
Allie is a pet form of names beginning with Al-, such as Alice, Alison and Alexandra for girls, and Alfred, Albert, Alan or Alexander for boys, as Wiktionary notes. DMNES derives Alice from Germanic adal, "noble", and heit, "kind", and Alexander from Greek words for "defend" and "man". Allie is now often given as a name in its own right.
How sure is this? Well established. A pet form of several names, so its meaning depends on the full name.
Related names: Ally, Alice, Alison, Alexandra, Ali.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Allie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Alice', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Alexander', DMNES, Durham University
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Aleah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #965 | 265 |
| 2020 | #582 | 501 |
| 2010 | #450 | 683 |
| 2000 | #603 | 419 |
| 1990 | #1,410 | 112 |
| 1980 | #2,280 | 43 |
| 1970 | #5,065 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Aleah, counting every spelling?
Aleah is a spelling of Allie, a name family that ranked #371 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #965 for Aleah on its own. Together these spellings went to 894 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allie | 529 | #569 | 3,133 |
| Aleah | 265 | #965 | 1,913 |
| Alea | 56 | #2,958 | 295 |
| Aleeah | 18 | #6,335 | 131 |
| Alli | 18 | #6,339 | 130 |
| Alley | 8 | #10,972 | 48 |
| Aaleah | — | — | 33 |
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 Aleah?
265 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aleah (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aleah 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 32 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aleah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aleah?
About 16,400 people born in the US named Aleah are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 23. That makes Aleah 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.
Aleah by state
How common Aleah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.5×), Louisiana (1.5×). In 18 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 Aleah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aleah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aleah
What does Aleah mean?
Aleah is a spelling of Allie, which means “pet form of Alice, Alison, Alexandra and similar names” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Aleah?
Aleah was the 965th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 265 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 390th with 814 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 521 places. More babies were named Aleah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aleah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aleah in the US.
Where is Aleah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aleah was most common in Florida (0.35 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Arizona.