Fun Facts About the Name Allayah
- 406 babies named Allayah: U.S. records list 406 babies given the name Allayah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Allayah Mean?
Allayah is a modern English spelling within the group of girls' names that includes Aaliyah, Aliyah, and Alaya. It has no separate etymology of its own, so its meaning is the meaning of the older names it echoes. Two distinct origins lie behind that group.
The Arabic name Aaliyah is the feminine form of ʿAlī, built on the root ʿ-l-y, "to be high." Its sense is "exalted," "sublime," or "highest." The Hebrew name Aliyah (עֲלִיָּה) is a noun from a related Semitic root meaning "to go up," and it translates literally as "ascent" or "going up." Those are dictionary meanings, not symbolic readings attached later.
Allayah Name History & Origins
The Hebrew word aliyah has a longer documented history as a term than as a name. In Jewish practice it refers to the honor of being called up to the Torah during a synagogue service, and from the late nineteenth century it also came to mean the migration of Jews to the land of Israel, so that a person "makes aliyah." In that sense the word is in everyday religious and civic use.
The Arabic given name Aaliyah and the Hebrew given name Aliyah both came into use as girls' names in English-speaking countries during the twentieth century. Allayah is a respelling rather than a distinct traditional name; it follows the pattern of English phonetic variants that end in -ayah or -aya. A separate Basque name, Alaia, looks similar but has its own background and is not the source of this spelling.
How Popular is the Name Allayah?
Allayah 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 2001. Its best rank was #5,582 in 2001.
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 | #8,893 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #9,562 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #7,656 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #12,306 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #7,269 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #6,644 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #7,746 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #7,422 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #7,106 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #8,424 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #8,027 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #7,664 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #6,736 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #6,886 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #7,808 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #7,233 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #10,011 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #9,000 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #8,125 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #11,471 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #11,888 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #9,930 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #10,471 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #7,844 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #5,582 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #8,054 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #8,250 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #7,124 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #9,845 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #11,873 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #9,605 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #7,624 | 11 | 0.0006% |
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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