Is Aleyah a boy or girl name?
Aleyah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 105 girls and 0 boys were named Aleyah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,686 US babies named Aleyah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,891
- Babies named Aleyah since 1991
- 2,686
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 135 babies
Boys and girls named Aleyah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,891 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,737 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,647 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,622 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,792 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,667 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,560 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,018 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,169 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,893 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,782 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,775 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,602 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,728 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,992 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,876 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,977 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 100 | #2,035 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,459 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,553 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,998 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,923 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,415 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,541 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,710 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,813 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,694 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,512 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,094 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,025 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,465 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,217 |
Highest rank
Aleyah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,602 in 2012. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Aleyah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.