Alayah is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Alayah means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Alayah across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Alayah has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Alayah is a girl name of Arabic origin meaning “exalted, sublime”. A modern variant of Aaliyah or Alia.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 12,228 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 930 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 42 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 9 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 43 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Alayah per year, United States (1992 to 2025). United States peaked in 2020 (1,136/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (125/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2022 (11/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2024 (10/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2019 (5/yr).
Alayah has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2020, when it ranked #594 nationally (given to 1,229 babies that year).
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