Girl name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Aaliyah

ah-LEE-yuh · 7 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
Exalted; high
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#93
2024 births2,703
Peak year2012
First appeared1976
Total US births107,314
2012 peak19761988200020122024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LiaAali
Alternate spellings
AliyahAliyaAlia
In other languages
Aaliyah (Arabic)Aliyah (Hebrew)

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