Given name
Aleah
Aleah is a variant of Aliyah. One Arabic interpretation is “an ascender; one having the highest social standing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aleah 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
Aleah is a variant of Aliyah. An origin associated with Aliyah is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Probably from Arabic عَالِيَة; its root is Arabic ع ل ي.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aleah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,592
- 0 boys · 16,592 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 814 babies
- 2025
- 265
- #965 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 265 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 965 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 35.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 814 in 2011. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (39). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,345 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.
Aleah’s family of names
Aleah has a related form in Aliyah. In English usage, Aleah has a related form in Alia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Aleah
- Aleah StanbridgeSouth African singer-songwriter1976–2016
- Aleah FinneganFilipino-American artistic gymnastborn 2003
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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