Alaiyah

Alaiyah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “exalted, lofty”
Origin: Arabic
Say it: uh-LYE-uh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

A modern spelling variant of Aliyah/Aaliyah, from Arabic ʿāliya. The exact form Alaiyah is shaped by contemporary English spelling patterns.

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How popular is Alaiyah?

202444.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Alaiyah in 2024147

2024 rank#1,483 girls

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 18801,983

Alaiyah is rising: use over the last five years is 2.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Alaiyah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Aliyahascent; to rise · Hebrew
Aleahrising, ascending · Hebrew
Laylanight · Arabic
Lylanight · Arabic
Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
Lilahnight · Arabic
Lilanight · Arabic

Alaiyah questions

What does the name Alaiyah mean?

Alaiyah means "exalted, lofty". It comes from Arabic. A modern spelling variant of Aliyah/Aaliyah, from Arabic ʿāliya. The exact form Alaiyah is shaped by contemporary English spelling patterns.

Is Alaiyah a boy or girl name?

Alaiyah is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Alaiyah?

147 US babies were named Alaiyah in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Alaiyah?

Alaiyah is usually pronounced uh-LYE-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.