Aaliyah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning high, exalted, of high rank.
How Aaliyah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #47 |
| 2016 | #53 |
| 2017 | #57 |
| 2018 | #65 |
| 2019 | #70 |
| 2020 | #65 |
| 2021 | #61 |
| 2022 | #69 |
| 2023 | #86 |
| 2024 | #93 |
| 2025 | #101 |
Aaliyah by the numbers
In 2025, 368 babies in England and Wales were named Aaliyah. In the US, 4,167 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,505 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Aaliyah
Forms of Aaliyah in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aaliyah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Aliyahexalted or ascent1,897 in the US (2017)
- Aaleyahascending, going up; a form of Aliyah95 in the US (2017)
- Aalayahhigh, exalted; a modern respelling of Aaliyah61 in the US (2017)
- Aariyahnoble, exalted; feminine form of aari19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aaliyasublime or exalted; a form of Aliyah34 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aaniyahgift of god; a form of Anya or Aniyah43 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Aaliyah
Names that are said the same way as Aaliyah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Aliyaexalted, sublime80 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alaiyahexalted or ascent; a modern respelling of Aliyah17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alliyahascension; a form of Aliyah41 in the US (2017)
- Aleiyahascended; a modern respelling of Aliyah29 in the US (2017)
- Ahliyahexalted, sublime; a form of Aaliyah9 in the US (2017)
- Aaleiyahascending; a form of aliyah6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Aaliyah, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
- Adalynnnoble lineage; a modern respelling of Adeline2,651 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean praise
Like Aaliyah, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Judepraised2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustmajestic, venerable; august one2,295 in the US (2017)
- Norahhonor; a form of Nora or Honora2,148 in the US (2017)
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