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Girl name

Aleja

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Aleja has been given to about 175 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 173
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aleja per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2002 · 14
  • Born in 20250
  • All time175

How popular is Aleja?

Its best year was 2002, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 7459th. The typical living American called Aleja is about 21 years old today.

Names that sound like Aleja

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alena0.79
  2. Aleta0.79
  3. Alexa0.72
  4. Aleena0.73
  5. Aleigha0.71
  6. Alesha0.69
  7. Aletha0.69
  8. Almeda0.69

Middle names for Aleja

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aleja Rose0.89
  2. Aleja Louise0.89
  3. Aleja June0.88
  4. Aleja Pearl0.88
  5. Aleja Quinn0.88
  6. Aleja Nell0.88

Sibling names for Aleja

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.73
  2. Tracebrother · 0.71
  3. Brayanbrother · 0.71
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.70
  5. Paulinasister · 0.70
  6. Macysister · 0.70

Where Aleja is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Aleja White0.84
    2. Aleja Reyes0.84
    3. Aleja Nguyen0.84
    4. Aleja Moore0.84
    5. Aleja Lee0.84
    6. Aleja Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Aleja

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.