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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2002 with 533 babies (rank #92 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

7,692
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
533
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

Famous people named Aaliyah

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1996111#319
1997128#283
1998112#320
199970#429
2000147#268
2001230#182
2002533#92
2003531#96
2004488#109
2005426#129
2006487#108
2007379#143
2008422#122
2009417#132
2010443#129
2011501#116
2012454#125
2013463#121
2014446#125
2015426#133
2016478#123