Aliah
Girl · a-LEE-a · Arabic
Aliah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “exalted, high”. In 2025 it ranked 3,101st for girls in the UK (8 babies) and 1,192nd for girls in the US (193 babies).
What does Aliah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Aliyah
“exalted, high”
Aliyah is the feminine of Arabic Ali, 'exalted'; in Hebrew aliyah means 'ascent', also the word for moving to Israel.
- Say it
- a-LEE-a
Is Aliah a girl's or a boy's name?
Aliah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls in the UK and 193 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aliah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,101among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 35,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the UK were named Aliah, making it the 3,101st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Aliah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 571 girls in the UK were given Aliah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #109, up from #3,101 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,033rd in England and Wales.
Aliah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Aliah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,192among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 193about 1 in 8,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 193 girls in the US were named Aliah, making it the 1,192nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,224th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 266 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Aliah in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,461 girls in the US were given Aliah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #60, up from #1,192 for this spelling alone.
Aliah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 193 | #1,192 |
| 2024 | 187 | #1,242 |
| 2023 | 198 | #1,205 |
| 2022 | 220 | #1,118 |
| 2021 | 225 | #1,099 |
| 2020 | 187 | #1,224 |
| 2019 | 232 | #1,082 |
| 2018 | 220 | #1,111 |
| 2017 | 227 | #1,108 |
| 2016 | 211 | #1,184 |
| 2015 | 266 | #1,007 |
| 2014 | 179 | #1,321 |
| 2013 | 203 | #1,184 |
| 2012 | 221 | #1,121 |
| 2011 | 225 | #1,090 |
| 2010 | 235 | #1,054 |
| 2009 | 207 | #1,207 |
| 2008 | 189 | #1,313 |
| 2007 | 176 | #1,370 |
| 2006 | 179 | #1,307 |
| 2005 | 164 | #1,333 |
| 2004 | 163 | #1,307 |
| 2003 | 130 | #1,497 |
| 2002 | 140 | #1,375 |
| 2001 | 126 | #1,488 |
| 2000 | 141 | #1,333 |
| 1999 | 109 | #1,546 |
| 1998 | 82 | #1,864 |
| 1997 | 94 | #1,669 |
| 1996 | 92 | #1,654 |
| 1995 | 85 | #1,711 |
| 1994 | 67 | #2,054 |
| 1993 | 31 | #3,501 |
| 1992 | 31 | #3,497 |
| 1991 | 21 | #4,644 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,536 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,029 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
Names like Aliah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayah Safa Zainab Sumayyah Amira Aaminah Ruqayyah Nusaybah Aliya Hafsa Safiya Khadija
Other spellings of Aliah
Aaliyah Aliyah Alea Aleah Alyah Aleigha Aleeah Alliyah Aleea
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