Aaliyah

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Aaliyah is a female given name with origins in Hebrew that became popular in Arabic, making it a common given name for girls born to Muslim families. In 2007, an increase in usage was attributed to the fame of the American pop singer Aaliyah.

From Wikipedia

Aaliyah first appears in the data in 2009 and has been recorded in 17 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 333 babies (rank #80 that year). In 2025 it was given to 213 girls (rank #81). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Aaliyah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Aaliyah yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

2,690
Total babies (all years)
17
Years in the data
333
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
200979#98
201074#100
201187#80
2012111#65
2013101#71
2014119#72
2015333#80
2016218#107
2017187#71
2018151#86
2019232#86
2020196#81
2021158#83
202286#98
2023205#80
2024140#95
2025213#81