Aaliah Girl
How popular is Aaliah?
#10,104 girl name in 2025
9 baby girls were named Aaliah in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
Aaliah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,104 for girls (▼ 3713 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-80% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,429 in 2015, #5,165 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (69 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,642 in 2009 |
| First recorded | 1994 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Aaliah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alia family of names ranked #336 for girls in 2025 (#315 the year before), with 976 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alia | 499 | 51% |
| Aliah | 193 | 20% |
| Alya | 167 | 17% |
| Alyah | 58 | 6% |
| Aalia | 19 | 2% |
| Aaliah | 9 | 1% |
| Aalyah | 8 | 1% |
| Alliah | 7 | 1% |
| Allia | 5 | 1% |
| Ahlia | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Aaliah is most popular
Babies named Aaliah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 girls)
Aaliah by decade
Girl names about as popular as Aaliah
Questions
- Is Aaliah a boy or girl name?
- Aaliah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Aaliah were girls.
- How popular is the name Aaliah?
- 9 baby girls were named Aaliah in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
- When was Aaliah most popular?
- Aaliah peaked in 2009, when 69 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,642 in 2009.
- How many people are named Aaliah?
- 1,039 babies have been named Aaliah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,031 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Aaliah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Aaliah was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.