Aaliya: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,389

among girls · ↓270 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Aaliya · -12% vs 2024

How common

1 in 35,717

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2010

85 babies

All-time total

1,571

#5,532 all-time among girls

First recorded

1988

in Social Security records

Aaliya popularity over time

1,571 babies have been named Aaliya since 1988, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	5	1	–	#11,798
1990s	113	11	+2160%	#4,007
2000s	499	50	+342%	#2,672
2010s	668	67	+34%	#2,187
2020s (to 2025)	286	48	-29%	#2,959

Where Aaliya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	45	0.03	outside top 500
2027	45	0.03	outside top 500
2028	46	0.03	outside top 500
2029	46	0.03	outside top 500
2030	46	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Aaliya

Aaliya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,389 in 2025 with 45 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1988, 1,571 American babies have been named Aaliya. Its peak came in 2010, when 85 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aaliya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aaliya?

The median living Aaliya is about 13 years old; half are between 8 and 19. An estimated 1,600 people named Aaliya are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aaliya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	45	#3,389
2024	51	#3,119
2023	49	#3,274
2022	43	#3,595
2021	56	#2,959
2020	42	#3,546
2019	46	#3,388
2018	51	#3,158
2017	55	#2,964
2016	57	#2,934
2015	64	#2,736
2014	79	#2,323
2013	85	#2,187
2012	79	#2,356
2011	67	#2,638
2010	85	#2,258
2009	68	#2,672
2008	60	#2,923
2007	55	#3,125
2006	44	#3,564
2005	58	#2,827
2004	51	#3,033
2003	43	#3,347
2002	43	#3,241
2001	45	#3,091
2000	32	#3,886
1995	19	#5,019
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aaliya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aaliya?

The median living Aaliya is about 13 years old. Half of all living Aaliyas are between 8 and 19 years old.

How many people named Aaliya are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Aaliya are alive in the United States, based on 1,571 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aaliya mean?

Spelling variant of Alia.

How popular is the name Aaliya in 2025?

Aaliya ranked #3,389 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 45 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aaliya?

1,571 babies have been named Aaliya in the United States since 1988, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aaliya most popular?

Aaliya peaked in 2010, when 85 newborns received the name.

Is Aaliya a boy or girl name?

Aaliya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aaliya rising or falling?

Aaliya is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aaliya become more popular?

Aaliya looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 46 girls named Aaliya in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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