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Aileah
How to Pronounce Aileah
Pronounced uh-LEE-uh /ΙΛli.Ι/Medium
Meaning: Aileah is a modern respelling in the Aaliyah and Aliyah family, from the Arabic aliyah and Hebrew aliyah, both meaning 'exalted, high, ascending.' The Ail-/-eah spelling is a phonetic update; the inherited meaning is the elevated, rising sense shared by that family.Low
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
Aileah is a modern respelling in the Aaliyah and Aliyah family, from Arabic and Hebrew roots meaning 'exalted, ascending.' It appears in United States records around 2009 and reached its small high the same year. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.
A girl named Aileah from that period is a child or young teen now, and the spelling reads as a creative variant of a hugely popular sound. It has stayed rare; the many standard Aaliyah and Aliyah spellings drew nearly all the interest, leaving this form a personal choice.
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What does the name Aileah mean?
It is a respelling in the Aaliyah and Aliyah family, from Arabic and Hebrew roots meaning 'exalted, ascending.'
How do you pronounce Aileah?
It's said uh-LEE-uh /ΙΛli.Ι/, 3 syllables, stress on the second.
Is Aileah a boy or girl name?
Aileah is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Aileah?
It has always been rare, a respelling that appeared in the late two-thousands and was given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its brief peak.