Aalya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AL-ya
- Origin
- Arabic
Aalya is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “high, exalted”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aalya mean?
Arabic: spelling of Alya; also a Russian pet form of names such as Alexandra
“high, exalted”
Meaning borrowed from Alya.
Is Aalya a girl's or a boy's name?
Aalya is a girls' name.
How popular is Aalya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 6 girls.
Aalya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
Names like Aalya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayah, Safa, Abeeha, Zainab, Hiba, Hafsa, Amira, Rahma, Aaliyah, Ayra, Safaa, Nusaybah
Names related to Aalya
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aalya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aalya, updated 20 October 2026.