Girl name · Arabic
Aaliyah
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: feminine form of Aali, high, lofty, sublimeAaliyah is a girl's name that is of Arabic origin: feminine form of Aali, high, lofty, sublime. It is used in English and Arabic.
- Meaning
- Feminine form of Aali, high, lofty, sublime
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- US rank
- #101 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Aaliyah
As a girl's name, Aaliyah is of Arabic origin: feminine form of Aali, high, lofty, sublime. It is used in English and Arabic.
Meaning checked against Behind the Name. How we research names
How popular is Aaliyah?
- US rank in 2025
- #101
- 2,607 babies, 1,622 per million girls
- Best rank
- #36 in 2012
- 5,523 babies that year
- Babies since 1976
- At least 109,971
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 0 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 per million |
| 1900s | 0 per million |
| 1910s | 0 per million |
| 1920s | 0 per million |
| 1930s | 0 per million |
| 1940s | 0 per million |
| 1950s | 0 per million |
| 1960s | 0 per million |
| 1970s | 9 per million |
| 1980s | 12 per million |
| 1990s | 435 per million |
| 2000s | 1,969 per million |
| 2010s | 2,670 per million |
| 2020s | 1,918 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #53 | #57 | #65 | #70 | #65 | #61 | #69 | #85 | #95 | #101 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Aaliyah
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- AliyahVariant of Aaliyah, high, lofty, sublime (Arabic, girl)
Names with a similar meaning
- CharlotteFree man, feminine of Charles (Germanic, girl)
- JulianaFeminine form of Julian, from the Roman family name Julius (Latin, girl)
- AliHigh, exalted (Arabic, boy)
- CarlaFree man, feminine of Charles (Germanic, girl)
- CarolineFree man, feminine of Charles (Germanic, girl)
- CarolinaFree man, feminine of Charles (Germanic, girl)
- MarianaFeminine of Marianus, from the Roman family name Marius (Latin, girl)
- SamanthaPerhaps a feminine form of Samuel with the suffix antha (English, girl)
- AbramHigh father (Hebrew, boy)
- JuliaFeminine of Julius (Latin, girl)
- LottaFree man, feminine of Charles (Germanic, girl)
- LotteFree man, feminine of Charles (Germanic, girl)
- XimenaFeminine of Ximeno, a medieval Spanish name of uncertain meaning (Spanish, girl)
- AlanaFeminine form of Alan, possibly little rock (Breton, girl)
- AlannaFeminine form of Alan; uncertain, perhaps little rock (Brythonic, girl)
Middle names for Aaliyah
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
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- LaylaNight, from Arabic layl (Arabic, girl)
- NasimBreeze (Arabic, unisex)
- SaharDawn (Arabic, girl)
- SalmaSafe, peaceful (Arabic, girl)
- ShamsSun (Arabic, unisex)
Aaliyah: common questions
What does the name Aaliyah mean?
Aaliyah is of Arabic origin: feminine form of Aali, high, lofty, sublime. Checked against Behind the Name.
Is Aaliyah a boy or girl name?
Aaliyah is mainly a girl's name.
Where does the name Aaliyah come from?
Aaliyah is of Arabic origin: feminine form of Aali, high, lofty, sublime. Today it is used in English and Arabic.
How popular is the name Aaliyah?
Aaliyah ranked #101 in the US in 2025, with 2,607 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Aaliyah?
Names spelled like Aaliyah include Aliyah.
What middle names go with Aaliyah?
Middle names that flow well with Aaliyah include Faith, Gemma, Hazel, Iris and Lynn. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.