Name Legacy

Aaleyah

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Aaleyah was most popular in 2015, when 155 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,622 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,947, with 21 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,441 people named Aaleyah.

Most popular in2015
Rank that year#2,622
Births that year155
Total since 18801,441
Given to100% girls

Aaleyah over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Aaleyah’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Aaleyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Aaleyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,441 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Aaleyah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org