Fun Facts About the Name Alayha
- 240 babies named Alayha: U.S. records list 240 babies given the name Alayha from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Alayha Mean?
Alayha is a rare contemporary feminine given name with no established etymology; no traditional meaning can be documented for it. Its spelling is close to names of unrelated origins - the Arabic ʿāliyah ("exalted," "high"), the Hebrew aliyah ("ascent"), and the Arabic-derived Aaliyah - but shared spelling does not establish a shared source, and there is no evidence tying Alayha to any of them. The name's meaning therefore remains uncertain.
Alayha Name History & Origins
Alayha belongs to the large group of phonetically respelled feminine names that appeared in the English-speaking world, especially the United States, during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Forms ending in -aya, -iyah, and -ayha were used to build new variants alongside longer-established names, often with simplified or reshuffled vowels.
Unlike names with long records in Arabic, Hebrew, or European languages, Alayha has little documentation of older forms, and it carries no traditional religious or literary associations. It remains uncommon and is used mainly as a modern English-language given name.
How Popular is the Name Alayha?
Alayha has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2016. Its best rank was #6,913 in 2016.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,965 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #13,502 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #10,333 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #11,264 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #8,484 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #7,570 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #8,619 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #12,525 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #10,729 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #6,913 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #8,961 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #8,500 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #10,277 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #12,251 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #11,224 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #8,720 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #8,070 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #9,499 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #11,670 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #13,654 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #14,567 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #12,810 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #8,534 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #13,455 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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