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Girl name Hebrew origin Muslim;Jewish tradition

Aliyah

ə-LEE-ə · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Exalted or sublime
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Hebrew;Arabic
Religion
Muslim;Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
Hebrew · Arabic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#235
2024 births1,311
Peak year2011
First appeared1971
Total US births47,811
2011 peak19711984199820112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AliLia
Alternate spellings
AaliyahAliaAliya
In other languages
Aaliyah (Arabic)Alia (Arabic)

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Notable people named Aliyah

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Aliyah Mastin (figure)
Aliyah Hasinah (curator)