Aleah
Alia or Aleah is a surname and a feminine given name, in both cases variations of the name Aaliyah. Of Arabic origin, the name means "high" or "exalted". Notable people with these names include:
Meaning & Origin of Aleah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alia or Aleah is a surname and a feminine given name, in both cases variations of the name Aaliyah. Of Arabic origin, the name means "high" or "exalted". Notable people with these names include:
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The Story of Aleah
American parents first put Aleah on the record books as a baby girl name in 1961, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 814 Aleahs were born — ranking #390 that year. About 41% of every Aleah on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Aleah ranks #821 for baby girls with 335 births, falling sharply (-31%). All told, over 17K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Aleah
Aleah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Aleah's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #390. Use the chart and map above to compare Aleah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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