Aleiyah
A feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning "ascended" or "to go up".
Name Census estimates that about 558 living Americans carry the first name Aleiyah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aleiyah today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aleiyah births was 2019 (35 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aleiyah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
558
~ 1 in 614,255 Americans
Peak year
2019
35 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,924
Tracked since 1994
Popularity
Aleiyah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aleiyah from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 270 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Aleiyah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aleiyah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aleiyah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aleiyahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, Washington recorded the most babies named Aleiyah, while Washington, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 23 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aleiyah
The name Aleiyah is a variant spelling of the Arabic name Aliyah, which means "exalted" or "elevated." It originates from the Arabic root word 'ala, meaning "to rise" or "to ascend." The name has been in use since ancient times in the Middle East and among Arabic-speaking communities.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Aleiyah can be found in Islamic literature, particularly in the Quran, where it is used as a feminine form of the word 'aliyy, which means "high" or "lofty." In this context, the name symbolizes a person's spiritual elevation or ascension towards a higher state of being.
Historically, the name Aleiyah has been associated with notable figures in various fields. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Aliyah bint Ahmad al-Basriyya, a renowned Muslim scholar and poet who lived in the 9th century CE. She was known for her expertise in Arabic literature and her contributions to the field of Islamic jurisprudence.
Another notable figure with the name Aleiyah was Aliyah al-Idrisi, a 12th-century Muslim cartographer and geographer from Morocco. She is credited with creating one of the most advanced world maps of her time, known as the Tabula Rogeriana, which was commissioned by the Norman King Roger II of Sicily.
In the realm of arts and culture, Aleiyah has been the name of several accomplished individuals. One such person was Aleiyah Hakim, a 13th-century Persian poet and mystic, renowned for her spiritual and romantic poetry. Her works have been widely celebrated and studied within the Persian literary tradition.
Moving forward in history, Aleiyah Khanum was a prominent 19th-century Armenian painter and artist. She was known for her portraits and landscapes, and her works are considered significant in the development of Armenian art during the Ottoman period.
In more recent times, the name Aleiyah gained widespread recognition through the American singer and songwriter Aaliyah Dana Haughton (1979-2001), who was known simply as Aaliyah. She was a influential figure in the contemporary R&B and pop music scenes, and her untimely death in a plane crash at the age of 22 made her a cultural icon.
People
Aleiyah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aleiyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aleiyah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aleiyah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 558 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aleiyah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 614,255 US residents.
Is Aleiyah a common name?
We classify Aleiyah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 564 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aleiyah most popular?
The single biggest year for Aleiyah was 2019, when 35 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aleiyah is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Aleiyah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aleiyah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.