Aleia
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 19 babies a year in England and Wales.
How Aleia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #965 |
| 2025 | #933 |
Aleia by the numbers
In 2025, 19 babies in England and Wales were named Aleia. In the US, 68 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 England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 83 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Aleia
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 Aleia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alexadefender of men; form of Alexandra3,888 in the US (2017)
- Alexiadefender of men; a feminine form of Alexios768 in the US (2017)
- Alenabright, shining; form of Helen462 in the US (2017)
- Aliaexalted, noble458 in the US (2017)
- Aleinabright; a form of Alina or Alaina59 in the US (2017)
- Aleadice or game of chance18 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Aleia
Names that are said the same way as Aleia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Alayahexalted or ascent; a form of Aliyah109 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aliahexalted or ascent; a respelling of Aliyah226 in the US (2017)
- Aleyahexalted or ascent; a modern respelling of Aliyah96 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)
Names about as common as Aleia
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