Aliyyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LEE-a
- Origin
- Arabic
Aliyyah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “high, exalted”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aliyyah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Aaliyah, itself a spelling of Aliya
“high, exalted”
Made widely known in the English-speaking world by the American singer Aaliyah (1979-2001).
Meaning borrowed from Aaliyah. More on Wiktionary.
Is Aliyyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Aliyyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Aliyyah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Aliyyah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Aliyyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,634 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,649 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Aliyyah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Aliyyah in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aliyyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
Names like Aliyyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Sumayyah, Ruqayyah, Safa, Ayah, Aaminah, Zainab, Aafiyah, Aakifah, Farah, Safiya, Hibah
Names related to Aliyyah
Aliyah, Alayah, Aliya, Alaiya, Aaliya, Alaiyah, Aleyah, Aliah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aliyyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aliyyah, updated 20 October 2026.