Aaliyah is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Aaliyah means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Aaliyah across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Aaliyah has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Aaliyah is a girl name of Arabic origin meaning “exalted, sublime”. a feminine form of Ali.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 110,077 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 10,729 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 504 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 216 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 401 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 1,255 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Aaliyah per year, United States (1976 to 2025). United States peaked in 2012 (5,530/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2002 (533/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2021 (38/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2019 (26/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2017 (15/yr).
Aaliyah has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2012, when it ranked #120 nationally (given to 6,031 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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