UK girl's name
Aleeza
Hebrew name meaning "happiness" or "joyful".
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Aleeza is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Aleeza popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1353, with 24 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 138 births.
This profile covers 1,762 England and Wales registrations across 28 recorded years from 1997 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 17% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 1,815 living people in the UK are called Aleeza. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Aleeza ranked #1353 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 24 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 138 girls were registered as Aleeza.
- • Aleeza ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #792 in 2021.
- • About 1,815 living people in the UK are estimated to have Aleeza as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1353
2024
Births in 2024
24
Latest year
Peak year
2011
138 births
Estimated living
1,815
2026
Meaning
What does Aleeza mean?
The name Aleeza has its roots in the Arabic language, originating from the word "al-'izza" which means "noble" or "honorable." This name gained popularity in the Middle East and Islamic countries during the medieval period, around the 7th to 13th centuries.
Aleeza is a variant of the more common Arabic name Aliyah or Aliya, which also carries the meaning of "nobility" or "exaltation." The name may have been derived from the Arabic word "aliyy" meaning "elevated" or "sublime."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aleeza can be traced back to the 9th century, when it was mentioned in an Arabic literary work called "Kitab al-Aghani" (The Book of Songs). This work was a collection of poems and anecdotes compiled by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, a renowned scholar and historian from Baghdad.
In the 11th century, an influential Arab philosopher and poet named Aleeza al-Andalusi was born in present-day Spain. She was known for her contributions to the fields of philosophy, literature, and astronomy during the Golden Age of Islamic civilization.
Another notable figure with the name Aleeza was Aleeza bint Abi al-Hasan al-Sharqi, a 13th-century Arab princess and poet from the Ayyubid dynasty. Her poems were widely celebrated and have been preserved in various literary anthologies.
In the 14th century, Aleeza al-Dimashqi was a renowned Syrian scholar and writer who authored several works on Islamic jurisprudence and theology. Her writings were influential in shaping the intellectual discourse of her time.
During the 16th century, Aleeza al-Hanafi was a celebrated Ottoman calligrapher and artist, renowned for her mastery of the Arabic script and her beautiful calligraphic works.
While the name Aleeza has its roots in the Arabic language and Islamic culture, it has gained popularity across various regions and communities in recent times, transcending its linguistic and cultural boundaries.
Sourced from namecensus.com.
Popularity
Aleeza over time
The chart below shows babies named Aleeza registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Aleeza, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 24 births in 2024, compared with 138 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aleeza by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Aleeza was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1057 | 167 | 5 |
| 2010s | #442 | 1,019 | 10 |
| 2000s | #864 | 555 | 10 |
| 1990s | #2370 | 21 | 3 |
Geography
Where Aleeza is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Aleeza. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Aleeza ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #792 in 2021.
Across the UK
Aleeza in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#792 in 2021
13 years of NRS records, 62 total registered
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Names similar to Aleeza
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- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Aleeza: questions and answers
How popular is the name Aleeza in the UK right now?
In 2024, Aleeza was ranked #1353 for girls in England and Wales, with 24 births registered.
When was Aleeza most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 138 babies registered as Aleeza in England and Wales.
What is the meaning and origin of Aleeza?
Hebrew name meaning "happiness" or "joyful".
How many people are called Aleeza in the UK?
A total of 1,762 babies have been registered as Aleeza across the 28 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 62 more in Scotland.
Where is Aleeza most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Aleeza ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #792 in 2021. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.