Declining since 2012, #10,917 for girls today.
Popularity of Aleaha since 1981
Babies named Aleaha per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 48 |
| 1990s | 163 |
| 2000s | 299 |
| 2010s | 294 |
| 2020s | 53 |
Meaning & origin
Aleaha is a modern respelling of Aaliyah, a name of Arabic origin that gained broad American popularity in the 1990s. First recorded in U.S. data in 1981, Aleaha reached its peak rank of 10,917 in 2011, reflecting the trend of creative spelling variations. Since 2012, its usage has been falling, and in 2025 it remains relatively rare, with about 1 in every 200,908 newborns receiving the name. The name has not had strong ties to any particular U.S. state in recent years. Its style fits a broader pattern of soft-sounding, vowel-heavy names ending in 'a' that were fashionable in the early 2000s.
Aleaha is a modern English spelling variant of Aaliyah, which derives from Arabic 'Aliyya, feminine of 'Ali, meaning "exalted" or "sublime." The name Aaliyah gained popularity in the United States after the singer Aaliyah's rise in the 1990s, leading to many creative respellings. Aleaha first appeared in U.S. records in 1981 but saw its peak usage in 2011. It remains a relatively uncommon choice.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Lea, Leah, Ali
Sibling names for Aleaha
Names that share Aleaha's style, for a brother or sister.
