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Girl name

Aliya

100% girls · #823 in the US for girls, 2025

Aliya has been given to about 11,075 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 10,981
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aliya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 483
  • Born in 2025330
  • All time11,075
  • England & Wales, 2025#508 · 80

How popular is Aliya?

Aliya ranks 823rd among American girls in 2025, with 330 born that year. Its best year was 2012, when 483 babies were given the name, ranking 598th. The typical living American called Aliya is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Aliya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alia0.90
  2. Aniya0.82
  3. Amiya0.82
  4. Ariya0.82
  5. Alina0.79
  6. Alaya0.80
  7. Alisa0.79
  8. Aliza0.79

Middle names for Aliya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aliya Josephine0.84
  2. Aliya Rose0.83
  3. Aliya Louise0.83
  4. Aliya June0.82
  5. Aliya Pearl0.82
  6. Aliya Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Aliya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yarelisister · 0.99
  2. Palomasister · 0.99
  3. Isabelasister · 0.98
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.98
  5. Campbelleither · 0.98
  6. Julienbrother · 0.98

Where Aliya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.04%
  2. New York0.03%
  3. Pennsylvania0.03%
  4. Illinois0.03%
  5. Virginia0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Aliya White0.78
  2. Aliya Reyes0.78
  3. Aliya Nguyen0.78
  4. Aliya Moore0.78
  5. Aliya Lee0.78
  6. Aliya Hill0.78

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 Aliya

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

Aliya 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.