Salayah sits next to 4 phonetic neighbors — Aaliyah, Saleha, and Salma are the closest matches by sound. Most share Salayah's Arabic-origin cluster, so the rhythm and vowel shape carry across the list.
You searched for names like
"prayer, worship"
"one with discernment and authority"
"conduct, way of life"
"to bestow, to send down as a gift from above"
"divine favor, God's pleasure"
"night beauty"
"creative combination name"
"God is gracious"
"related to sama: sky, heaven"
"gift, present (secondary meaning)"
"divine, ethereal"
"small butterfly, honeybee"
"divine, of God, heavenly"
"victory of the people"
"power, dominion"
"absorbed in divine praise (Punjabi variant)"
"married, belonging to God"
"enclosed, complete revelation"
"sky, celestial realm"
Similar sound: These names share phonetic patterns with Salayah — similar vowel sounds, consonant clusters, or rhythm.
Shared roots: Several names on this list have Arabic origins, giving them the same cultural heritage as Salayah.
Rhythm: Salayah is a 3-syllable name. Names with the same syllable count tend to feel interchangeable when you're narrowing your list.