The first name Aliyah

In 2025, 125 girls were named Aliyah, making it the 345th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2004, with 284 births (#174).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Aliyah with other names.

In 2025, 1,188 girls born in the United States were named Aliyah, the 263rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2011, when 2,301 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Aliyah Boston
  American basketball player (born 2001)
• Aaliyah Love
  American pornographic actress, born 1981
• Aliyah Saleem
  Author and secular activist, born 1989

• Layla
• Aaliyah
• Lyla
• Maryam
• Fatima
• Aisha
• Leila
• Laila
• Amira
• Zahra
• Amina
• Lila
• Khadija
• Yasmin
• Ayesha
• Amirah

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Aliyah mean?

Ultimately from Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).

What is the origin of the name Aliyah?

Ultimately from Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).

How popular is the name Aliyah?

In 2025, 125 girls born in England and Wales were named Aliyah, ranking 345th. Its peak was 2004, with 284 births.

Is Aliyah a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 49,054 US babies named Aliyah since 1880 were girls.

When was Aliyah most popular?

2011 in the United States, when 2,301 babies were named Aliyah, its highest rank at 133rd.

What name is Aliyah a form of?

Aliyah is a form of Aaliyah.

What are other spellings of Aliyah?

Alliyah.