The first name Aleah
A girl’s name from Arabic.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Probably a fanciful spelling of Alia, Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Aleah, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 31 births (#1,114).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Aleah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Aleah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 265 girls born in the United States were named Aleah, the 965th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2011, when 814 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What does the name Aleah mean?
- Probably a fanciful spelling of Alia, Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- What is the origin of the name Aleah?
- Probably a fanciful spelling of Alia, Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- How popular is the name Aleah?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Aleah, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2015, with 31 births.
- Is Aleah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 16,592 US babies named Aleah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Aleah most popular?
- 2011 in the United States, when 814 babies were named Aleah, its highest rank at 390th.