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Alliyah

Girl

Meaning of Alliyah: Arabic: 'exalted' or 'highest social standing'

Alliyah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6005th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6005

18 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,013

First recorded 1994 · peak 2002

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 94 babies1995: 147 babies1996: 120 babies1997: 153 babies1998: 138 babies1999: 152 babies2000: 141 babies20002001: 156 babies2002: 173 babies2003: 137 babies2004: 154 babies2005: 117 babies2006: 117 babies2007: 109 babies2008: 138 babies2009: 131 babies2010: 114 babies20102011: 111 babies2012: 117 babies2013: 87 babies2014: 72 babies2015: 64 babies2016: 49 babies2017: 41 babies2018: 31 babies2019: 27 babies2020: 28 babies20202021: 25 babies2022: 21 babies2023: 16 babies2024: 15 babies2025: 18 babies
US babies named Alliyah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 173.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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