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Alaiyah

Girl

Meaning of Alaiyah: Hebrew: 'ascension'

Alaiyah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1541st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1743rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1541

131 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1743

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,115

First recorded 1994 · peak 2021

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: 7 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 11 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 21 babies2004: 16 babies2005: 34 babies2006: 22 babies2007: 26 babies2008: 27 babies2009: 43 babies2010: 51 babies20102011: 61 babies2012: 64 babies2013: 58 babies2014: 89 babies2015: 85 babies2016: 71 babies2017: 77 babies2018: 113 babies2019: 176 babies2020: 173 babies20202021: 206 babies2022: 169 babies2023: 175 babies2024: 148 babies2025: 131 babies
US babies named Alaiyah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 206.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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