Aliyah

Girl name

Aliyah has been given to 49,054 babies in the U.S. since 1971. It peaked in 2011 and currently ranks #263 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

Ultimately from Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).

Origin: Arabic

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

49,054

Peak year

2011 (2,301 babies)

Rank in 2025

#263 for girls

First recorded

1971

10-year trend

▼ -40%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Aliyah.

48,691 babies since 1906

49,614 babies since 1972

48,307 babies since 1910

49,943 babies since 1989

48,093 babies since 1963

50,230 babies since 1949

50,243 babies since 1978

47,804 babies since 1880

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