Bright, shining light or high, exalted
Aleynah is a modern phonetic spelling variant of Alaina or Elena. It likely draws from the Greek 'Helene', meaning torch or light, or the Arabic 'Alayna', meaning upon us or exalted. Its usage in the US is primarily as a creative contemporary choice.
Less common today
Aleynah isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,434 in 2022.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
