Name Legacy

Aleyah

Recorded 1991–2025 · United States

Aleyah was most popular in 2012, when 135 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,858 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,143, with 119 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,805 people named Aleyah.

Most popular in2012
Rank that year#2,858
Births that year135
Total since 18802,805
Given to100% girls

Aleyah over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Aleyah’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Aleyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Aleyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,805 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 Aleyah 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