Aleenah

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 41 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
41
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies

Aleenah by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Aleenah. In the US, 41 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Aleenah

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 Aleenah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Aleenabright, shining; a form of Helen or Alena150 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aleeyahascension; a form of aliyah54 in the US (2017)
  • Ameenahtrustworthy, faithful, secure7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aleemahlearned; wise; form of Alima8 in the US (2017)
  • Aleeah56 in the US (2017)
  • Alenah16 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Aleenah

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

  • Alainabright; a form of Alaina or Alana1,660 in the US (2017)
  • Alinabright; a form of Alina or Aline1,650 in the US (2017)
  • Alanafair, bright; feminine form of Alan1,432 in the US (2017)
  • Alaynafair, bright; a form of Alana1,373 in the US (2017)
  • Alannafair; beautiful; a form of Alana563 in the US (2017)
  • Alenabright, shining; form of Helen462 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Aleenah

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