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Aleya

Girl

Meaning of Aleya: Arabic: 'exalted' or 'sublime'

Aleya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1828th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1302nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1828

105 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1302

25 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,128

First recorded 1974 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 14 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 13 babies1992: 13 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 41 babies1995: 31 babies1996: 36 babies1997: 39 babies1998: 42 babies1999: 50 babies2000: 70 babies20002001: 65 babies2002: 45 babies2003: 54 babies2004: 65 babies2005: 58 babies2006: 53 babies2007: 66 babies2008: 58 babies2009: 67 babies2010: 72 babies20102011: 63 babies2012: 85 babies2013: 81 babies2014: 61 babies2015: 48 babies2016: 52 babies2017: 50 babies2018: 44 babies2019: 74 babies2020: 79 babies20202021: 75 babies2022: 67 babies2023: 85 babies2024: 97 babies2025: 105 babies
US babies named Aleya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 105.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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