Alliyah Girl
How popular is Alliyah?
#6,324 girl name in 2025
18 baby girls were named Alliyah in the US in 2025, making it the 6324th most popular girl name.
2,984living people named Alliyah (est.)
22median age of people named Alliyah
3,013babies named Alliyah since 1880
1 in 184,186US babies born in 2025
Alliyah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,324 for girls (▲ 923 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 18 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-72% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,736 in 2015, #4,646 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2002 (173 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,166 in 1995 |
| 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 |
Alliyah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Aaliyah family of names ranked #69 for girls in 2025 (#60 the year before), with 4,207 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aaliyah | 2,607 | 62% |
| Aliyah | 1,188 | 28% |
| Aliya | 330 | 8% |
| Aaliya | 45 | 1% |
| Alliyah | 18 | 0% |
| Alyiah | 6 | 0% |
| Ahliyah | 6 | 0% |
| Alyia | 7 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Alliyah by decade
Girl names about as popular as Alliyah
Questions
- Is Alliyah a boy or girl name?
- Alliyah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Alliyah were girls.
- How popular is the name Alliyah?
- 18 baby girls were named Alliyah in the US in 2025, making it the 6324th most popular girl name.
- When was Alliyah most popular?
- Alliyah peaked in 2002, when 173 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,166 in 1995.
- How many people are named Alliyah?
- 3,013 babies have been named Alliyah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,984 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
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.