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Alleyah
How to Pronounce Alleyah
Pronounced ah-LEE-uh /ΙΛliΛΙ/Medium
Meaning: Alleyah is a variant spelling of Aliyah, from the Arabic aliyah, exalted or sublime, and the Hebrew for ascent or going up. The doubled letters give the popular name a distinctive look.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Alleyah respells Aliyah, from the Arabic aliyah, exalted, and the Hebrew sense of ascent. The name became widely fashionable, spawning many creative spellings.
It was never common in this spelling, given to only about twenty girls a year at most, appearing around the early twenty-tens. An Alleyah from then would be a child or teen today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Alleyah mean?
It is a spelling of Aliyah, from the Arabic for exalted and the Hebrew for ascent.
How do you pronounce Alleyah?
It is said ah-LEE-uh /ΙΛliΛΙ/, three syllables stressed in the middle.
Is Alleyah a boy or girl name?
Alleyah is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Alleyah?
It has always been rare in this spelling in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year around the early twenty-tens.