Spellings
Aleia or Aleyah?
In the US in 2025, 51% of babies in this name family were spelled Aleia and 22% Aleyah. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Aleia51% of the family279 born in 2025#933 among girls×4 since 2015Aleyah22% of the family119 born in 2025#1,710 among girls+11% since 2015Aleya19% of the family105 born in 2025#1,872 among girls×2 since 2015Aleeyah5% of the family26 born in 2025#4,987 among girls−64% since 2015Aaleyah4% of the family21 born in 2025#5,722 among girls−86% since 2015
Ten years ago
The order has flipped. In 2015, Aaleyah led with 35% of the family's births; in 2025, Aleia leads with 51%. All spellings together, the family went from 447 to 550 births (+23%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleia | 65 | 279 | ×4 |
| Aleyah | 107 | 119 | +11% |
| Aleya | 48 | 105 | ×2 |
| Aleeyah | 72 | 26 | −64% |
| Aaleyah | 155 | 21 | −86% |
How they sound
- Aleia /əˈleɪə/ (uh-LAY-uh)
- Aleyah /əˈleɪə/ (uh-LAY-uh)
- Aleya /əˈleɪə/ (uh-LAY-uh)
- Aleeyah /əˈliːə/ (uh-LEE-uh)
- Aaleyah /ɑˈliə/ (ah-LEE-uh)
In France
In France in 2025: Aleia 10 births, Aleyah 10 births and Aleya 30 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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