Jaliyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-LEE-uh
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #838 for girls
Jaliyah is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 838th for girls in the US (324 babies).
Where does Jaliyah come from?
Modern: blend of Ja- and Aaliyah
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jaliyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaliyah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 324 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jaliyah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 77% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Jaliyah, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 8 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Jaliyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
How popular is Jaliyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 838th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 324 about 1 in 5,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 324 girls in the US were named Jaliyah, making it the 838th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 529th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 704 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Jaliyah than any year since 2005.
Half of all the girls named Jaliyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 340 girls in the US were given Jaliyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #780, up from #838 for this spelling alone.
Jaliyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 324 | #838 |
| 2024 | 351 | #801 |
| 2023 | 453 | #645 |
| 2022 | 491 | #607 |
| 2021 | 523 | #578 |
| 2020 | 570 | #529 |
| 2019 | 567 | #541 |
| 2018 | 499 | #605 |
| 2017 | 483 | #621 |
| 2016 | 496 | #607 |
| 2015 | 518 | #584 |
| 2014 | 587 | #526 |
| 2013 | 606 | #494 |
| 2012 | 671 | #465 |
| 2011 | 704 | #442 |
| 2010 | 636 | #475 |
| 2009 | 627 | #490 |
| 2008 | 564 | #545 |
| 2007 | 401 | #725 |
| 2006 | 358 | #768 |
| 2005 | 323 | #800 |
| 2004 | 322 | #793 |
| 2003 | 275 | #878 |
| 2002 | 284 | #818 |
| 2001 | 186 | #1,126 |
| 2000 | 101 | #1,726 |
| 1999 | 65 | #2,280 |
| 1998 | 80 | #1,896 |
| 1997 | 81 | #1,825 |
| 1996 | 37 | #3,144 |
| 1995 | 58 | #2,277 |
| 1994 | 36 | #3,163 |
Names like Jaliyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Safa, Ayah, Zainab, Sumayyah, Nusaybah, Ruqayyah, Zaniyah, Kaliyah, Hafsa, Aafiyah, Hiba
Other spellings of Jaliyah
Names related to Jaliyah
Jayla, Jaylah, Jalayah, Jaleah, Jalia, Jaila, Jaliah, Jailah
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Jaliyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaliyah, updated 20 October 2026.