Aliya
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning exalted, sublime.
How Aliya has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #929 |
| 2016 | #852 |
| 2017 | #923 |
| 2018 | #915 |
| 2019 | #885 |
| 2020 | #863 |
| 2021 | #780 |
| 2022 | #844 |
| 2023 | #864 |
| 2024 | #851 |
| 2025 | #823 |
Aliya by the numbers
In 2025, 80 babies in England and Wales were named Aliya. In the US, 285 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 England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 483 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aliya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Aliyahexalted or ascent1,897 in the US (2017)
- Alinabright; a form of Alina or Aline1,650 in the US (2017)
- Aliaexalted, noble458 in the US (2017)
- Ariyanoble; of noble birth124 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alizajoyful; a form of Aliza or Alicia90 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alisanoble kind; variant of Alice48 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Aliya
Names that are said the same way as Aliya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Alaiyahexalted or ascent; a modern respelling of Aliyah17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aaliyasublime or exalted; a form of Aliyah34 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)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Aliya, 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 Aliya, 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)
Names about as common as Aliya
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