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Aliah

Girl

Meaning of Aliah: Arabic: 'exalted' or 'high'

Aliah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1156th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2574th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1156

193 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2574

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,831

First recorded 1975 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 11 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 17 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 15 babies1990: 18 babies19901991: 21 babies1992: 31 babies1993: 31 babies1994: 67 babies1995: 85 babies1996: 92 babies1997: 94 babies1998: 82 babies1999: 109 babies2000: 141 babies20002001: 126 babies2002: 140 babies2003: 130 babies2004: 163 babies2005: 164 babies2006: 179 babies2007: 176 babies2008: 189 babies2009: 207 babies2010: 235 babies20102011: 225 babies2012: 221 babies2013: 203 babies2014: 179 babies2015: 266 babies2016: 211 babies2017: 227 babies2018: 220 babies2019: 232 babies2020: 187 babies20202021: 225 babies2022: 220 babies2023: 198 babies2024: 187 babies2025: 193 babies
US babies named Aliah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 266.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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