How Many People Are Named Aleyah?
An estimated 2,656 people in the United States have the first name Aleyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Aleyah peaked in popularity in 2012 with 135 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aleyah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Aleyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Aleyah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,656
About 1 in 129,049 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2012
135 births
Total Registered
2,686
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aleyah
Aleyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,686 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aleyah as a female name
Ranked #1,891 in 2024
105 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (135 births)
Aleyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aleyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,071 babies were registered. While Aleyah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Aleyah by Decade
How has Aleyah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Aleyah by State
Birth registrations for Aleyah span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New Mexico, Washington, Oklahoma. On average, about 59 Aleyahs were registered per state.
Aleyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aleyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Aleyah
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Aleyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aleyah?
We estimate approximately 2,656 people named Aleyah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 129,049 Americans share this first name.
Is Aleyah a common name?
Aleyah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,686 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aleyah most popular?
Aleyah reached peak popularity in 2012, when 135 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aleyah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aleyah a female name?
Aleyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aleyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aleyah Smith, Aleyah Johnson, Aleyah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me