Alairah

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 7 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3333
7 babies

Alairah by the numbers

In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Alairah.

What we can tell you about Alairah

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alairah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Alaiyahexalted or ascent; a modern respelling of Aliyah17 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aairahair or lion; variant of aira33 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alainahfair; noble; a form of Alaina18 in the US (2017)
  • Alaira48 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alaiah37 in the US (2017)
  • Amairah22 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Alairah

Names that are said the same way as Alairah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Aluraelf ruler; a form of Allura15 in the US (2017)
  • Alora173 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alara139 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alaura35 in the US (2017)
  • Allura29 in the US (2017)
  • Alorah5 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Alairah

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