Alayah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning exalted or ascent; a form of Aliyah.
How Alayah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #572 |
| 2016 | #536 |
| 2017 | #536 |
| 2018 | #528 |
| 2019 | #352 |
| 2020 | #283 |
| 2021 | #325 |
| 2022 | #366 |
| 2023 | #389 |
| 2024 | #417 |
| 2025 | #412 |
Alayah by the numbers
In 2025, 109 babies in England and Wales were named Alayah. In the US, 573 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 578 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Aliyah
Like Alayah, each of these traces back to Aliyah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Aliyanaexalted; a modern spelling of Aliyah182 in the US (2017)
- Alyanaexalted; a modern spelling of Aliyah83 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aaliyasublime or exalted; a form of Aliyah34 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aliyannaexalted; noble; a form of Aliyah43 in the US (2017)
- Aleeyaascension; a form of Aliyah41 in the US (2017)
- Alliyahascension; a form of Aliyah41 in the US (2017)
- Alyahto ascend; a form of Aliyah39 in the US (2017)
- Aaliahvariant of Aliyah, exalted or high32 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alayah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Aliyahexalted or ascent1,897 in the US (2017)
- Anayahgod has answered; a form of Hannah156 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alanahfair, bright; a form of Alana153 in the US (2017)
- Aleyahexalted or ascent; a modern respelling of Aliyah96 in the US (2017)
- Alaiyahexalted or ascent; a modern respelling of Aliyah17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alaynahfair, bright; a modern respelling of Alana14 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Alayah
Names that are said the same way as Alayah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Aliaexalted, noble458 in the US (2017)
- Aliahexalted or ascent; a respelling of Aliyah226 in the US (2017)
- Aaleyahascending, going up; a form of Aliyah95 in the US (2017)
- Alyaexalted; noble70 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aalayahhigh, exalted; a modern respelling of Aaliyah61 in the US (2017)
- Aleeyahascension; a form of aliyah54 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Alayah, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean praise
Like Alayah, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Judepraised2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustmajestic, venerable; august one2,295 in the US (2017)
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