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How popular is the name Aleah?

Births per year, rank history and how many Aleahs are alive today.

Aleah (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Aliyah in England and Wales, ranked 4201st in 2025 and given to 5 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2015, when 31 babies were given the name, the 1114th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2002, with 29 babies given the name that year. It has declined since 2015; the 2025 figure is roughly 16% of its peak.

Across all spellings of the name, the Aliyah you are most likely to meet is around 21 years old. Half of all Aliyahs born in England and Wales are between 10 and 24, and there are at least 8,600 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 2.7% chance that at least one of them will be called Aliyah.

How many babies are named Aleah each year?

Includes all spellings: Aleah, Aliya, Aliyah. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0100200300400200020201996: 1311997: 1241998: 1421999: 1842000: 2062001: 2282002: 3222003: 3122004: 3922005: 3112006: 3272007: 3342008: 3242009: 3562010: 3082011: 2722012: 2792013: 2432014: 2722015: 2722016: 2842017: 2852018: 2822019: 2632020: 2292021: 2372022: 2142023: 2102024: 2392025: 210actual

Where does the Aleah spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 1,2961997: ranked 1,8021998: ranked 1,3921999: ranked 1,9702000: ranked 2,1672001: ranked 1,5202002: ranked 8222003: ranked 1,2242004: ranked 1,2522005: ranked 1,0452006: ranked 1,0042007: ranked 1,1962008: ranked 1,5162009: ranked 1,3252010: ranked 1,4722011: ranked 1,4892012: ranked 1,2102013: ranked 1,9562014: ranked 1,3412015: ranked 1,1142016: ranked 1,2412017: ranked 1,2192018: ranked 1,8872019: ranked 1,4972020: ranked 2,1632021: ranked 1,6922022: ranked 2,1782023: ranked 4,0572024: ranked 2,5752025: ranked 4,201

Where does the Aliya spelling rank?

1101001,000200020201996: ranked 4911997: ranked 6891998: ranked 5301999: ranked 5152000: ranked 5572001: ranked 4552002: ranked 3672003: ranked 4412004: ranked 4092005: ranked 4732006: ranked 3982007: ranked 4292008: ranked 4272009: ranked 4552010: ranked 4822011: ranked 5752012: ranked 4832013: ranked 5192014: ranked 5472015: ranked 5252016: ranked 5372017: ranked 4392018: ranked 4262019: ranked 5062020: ranked 5212021: ranked 5132022: ranked 5412023: ranked 6002024: ranked 5652025: ranked 502

Where does the Aliyah spelling rank?

110100500200020201996: ranked 4661997: ranked 3961998: ranked 4011999: ranked 2942000: ranked 2672001: ranked 2622002: ranked 2152003: ranked 2162004: ranked 1742005: ranked 2262006: ranked 2442007: ranked 2382008: ranked 2392009: ranked 2122010: ranked 2442011: ranked 2672012: ranked 2972013: ranked 3152014: ranked 2802015: ranked 3002016: ranked 2802017: ranked 3112018: ranked 2912019: ranked 2982020: ranked 3272021: ranked 3392022: ranked 3302023: ranked 3062024: ranked 2802025: ranked 345

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Aleah per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 392 in 2004
Aleah: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Aleah most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Aliyah, peaked in 2004, when 392 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Aleah spelling itself peaked in 2015, with 31 babies.

How many people are called Aleah?

At least 8,600 people named Aleah in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Aleah?

Most living Aleahs are between 10 and 24; the most common age is about 21.

Is Aleah becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2004 peak.






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