Given name
Aaleyah
Aaleyah is a variant of Aliyah. One Arabic interpretation is “an ascender; one having the highest social standing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aaleyah is a variant of Aliyah. One Arabic interpretation is “an ascender; one having the highest social standing.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aaleyah is a variant of Aliyah. An origin associated with Aliyah is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aaleyah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,441
- 0 boys · 1,441 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 155 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #5,722 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −64%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,722 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 64.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 155 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 941 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aaleyah’s family of names
Aaleyah has a related form in Aliyah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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