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 1983 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 56 babies (rank #202 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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.

603
Total babies (all years)
29
Years in the data
56
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
19831#1,461
19841#1,467
19851#1,492
19861#1,526
19871#1,521
19881#1,534
19891#1,550
19931#1,592
19941#1,581
19951#1,595
19962#1,376
19972#1,383
199811#753
19995#1,061
20005#1,055
200128#440
200245#309
200337#352
200429#397
200535#335
200635#330
200738#302
200842#280
200937#309
201043#262
201145#249
201256#202
201351#218
201447#236