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Alaiah

Girl

Meaning of Alaiah: Arabic: 'exalted'

Alaiah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1639th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#1639

121 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

1,156

First recorded 2002 · peak 2020

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 11 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 6 babies2007: 12 babies2008: 15 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 16 babies20102011: 15 babies2012: 23 babies2013: 19 babies2014: 22 babies2015: 38 babies2016: 46 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 46 babies2019: 119 babies2020: 148 babies20202021: 124 babies2022: 99 babies2023: 112 babies2024: 94 babies2025: 121 babies
US babies named Alaiah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 148.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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