Aleila

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 8 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Aleila by the numbers

Aleila was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 10 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Aleila

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

  • Aleinabright; a form of Alina or Alaina59 in the US (2017)
  • Aleidanoble natured; a form of Alida45 in the US (2017)
  • Ameilawork; a variant spelling of Amelia30 in the US (2017)
  • Aleia19 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alaila21 in the US (2017)
  • Aleiya15 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Aleila

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

  • Alilahexalted; a form of Aliyah9 in the US (2017)
  • Alayla115 in the US (2017)
  • Alaylah22 in the US (2017)
  • Alyla4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alylah4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aleyla10 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Aleila

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