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 1994 and has been recorded in 31 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 240 babies (rank #126 that year). In 2024 it was given to 153 girls (rank #177). 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.

4,795
Total babies (all years)
31
Years in the data
240
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
199410#1,402
199526#791
199616#1,125
199724#839
199832#687
199934#664
200060#413
2001104#270
2002155#173
2003169#167
2004159#172
2005173#173
2006168#181
2007156#200
2008198#163
2009202#154
2010226#132
2011226#132
2012230#132
2013240#126
2014224#140
2015207#143
2016236#119
2017240#111
2018214#125
2019175#158
2020190#133
2021204#133
2022193#135
2023151#170
2024153#177