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Aliah

100% girls · 193 born in 2025

Aliah has been given to about 5,831 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,788
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aliah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 266
  • Born in 2025193
  • All time5,831
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Aliah?

Its best year was 2015, when 266 babies were given the name, ranking 1007th. The typical living American called Aliah is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Aliah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aliyah0.97
  2. Aaliyah0.91
  3. Maliah0.88
  4. Maliyah0.85
  5. Kaliyah0.85
  6. Jaliyah0.85
  7. Ariah0.85
  8. Taliyah0.85

Middle names for Aliah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aliah Eve0.80
  2. Aliah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Aliah Josephine0.78
  4. Aliah Rose0.77
  5. Aliah Louise0.77
  6. Aliah June0.76

Sibling names for Aliah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.98
  2. Yousefbrother · 0.98
  3. Bridgerbrother · 0.98
  4. Elinasister · 0.97
  5. Soleilsister · 0.97
  6. Noorsister · 0.96

Where Aliah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.04%
  2. New Jersey0.02%
  3. Utah0.02%
  4. Texas0.01%
  5. California0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Aliah White0.72
  2. Aliah Reyes0.72
  3. Aliah Nguyen0.72
  4. Aliah Moore0.72
  5. Aliah Lee0.72
  6. Aliah Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Aliah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Aliah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.