Aliah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#1,192

among girls · ↑51 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

193

named Aliah · +3% vs 2024

How common

1 in 8,328

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2015

266 babies

All-time total

5,831

#2,319 all-time among girls

First recorded

1975

in Social Security records

Aliah popularity over time

5,831 babies have been named Aliah since 1975, 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	31	3	–	#5,575
1980s	126	13	+306%	#4,542
1990s	630	63	+400%	#1,549
2000s	1,615	162	+156%	#1,208
2010s	2,219	222	+37%	#1,007
2020s (to 2025)	1,210	202	-9%	#1,099

Where Aliah 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	191	0.12	outside top 500
2027	189	0.12	outside top 500
2028	187	0.12	outside top 500
2029	185	0.12	outside top 500
2030	184	0.11	outside top 500

Where Aliah is most popular

Girls named Aliah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.126 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Arizona.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aliah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
California	206	0.245	+94%
Texas	195	0.242	+92%
Arizona	30	0.214	+70%
New Jersey	38	0.211	+67%
Florida	88	0.206	+63%
New Mexico	5	0.206	+63%
New York	64	0.162	+28%
Illinois	30	0.131	≈ national
Colorado	14	0.125	≈ national
Georgia	25	0.110	-13%
Pennsylvania	26	0.110	-13%
Washington	11	0.076	-40%
Utah	6	0.072	-43%
Massachusetts	8	0.066	-48%
Tennessee	6	0.038	-70%
Alaska	–	–	–
Alabama	–	–	–
Arkansas	–	–	–
Connecticut	–	–	–
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Hawaii	–	–	–
Iowa	–	–	–
Idaho	–	–	–
Indiana	–	–	–
Kansas	–	–	–
Kentucky	–	–	–
Louisiana	–	–	–
Maryland	–	–	–
Maine	–	–	–
Michigan	–	–	–
Minnesota	–	–	–
Missouri	–	–	–
Mississippi	–	–	–
Montana	–	–	–
North Carolina	–	–	–
North Dakota	–	–	–
Nebraska	–	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–
Nevada	–	–	–
Ohio	–	–	–
Oklahoma	–	–	–
Oregon	–	–	–
Rhode Island	–	–	–
South Carolina	–	–	–
South Dakota	–	–	–
Virginia	–	–	–
Vermont	–	–	–
Wisconsin	–	–	–
West Virginia	–	–	–
Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aliah

Aliah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,192 in 2025 with 193 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 5,831 American babies have been named Aliah. Its peak came in 2015, when 266 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 Aliah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aliah?

The median living Aliah is about 13 years old; half are between 7 and 21. An estimated 5,800 people named Aliah 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.

Aliah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	193	#1,192
2024	187	#1,243
2023	198	#1,205
2022	220	#1,118
2021	225	#1,099
2020	187	#1,224
2019	232	#1,082
2018	220	#1,111
2017	227	#1,108
2016	211	#1,184
2015	266	#1,007
2014	179	#1,321
2013	203	#1,184
2012	221	#1,121
2011	225	#1,090
2010	235	#1,054
2009	207	#1,208
2008	189	#1,313
2007	176	#1,371
2006	179	#1,308
2005	164	#1,334
2004	163	#1,308
2003	130	#1,499
2002	140	#1,377
2001	126	#1,489
2000	141	#1,335
1995	85	#1,717
1990	18	#5,061
1985	11	#6,040
1980	12	#5,551
1975	5	#9,102
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aliah?

The median living Aliah is about 13 years old. Half of all living Aliahs are between 7 and 21 years old.

How many people named Aliah are alive today?

An estimated 5,800 people named Aliah are alive in the United States, based on 5,831 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aliah mean?

Spelling variant of Aaliyah.

How popular is the name Aliah in 2025?

Aliah ranked #1,192 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 193 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aliah?

5,831 babies have been named Aliah in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aliah most popular?

Aliah peaked in 2015, when 266 newborns received the name.

Is Aliah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aliah rising or falling?

Aliah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Aliah become more popular?

Aliah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 184 girls named Aliah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Aliah

Names that sound and feel close to Aliah: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

Compare Aliah with similar names → More names starting with A →