Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2012

Aliya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #823 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#823
among girls · ↑33 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
330
named Aliya · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,871
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2012
483 babies
All-time total
11,075
#1,562 all-time among girls
First recorded
1971
in Social Security records

Aliya popularity over time

11,075 babies have been named Aliya since 1971, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2012Girls

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 257 26 – #2,115
1980s 391 39 +52% #2,119
1990s 1,151 115 +194% #960
2000s 3,764 376 +227% #655
2010s 3,550 355 -6% #598
2020s (to 2025) 1,962 327 -8% #783

Where Aliya 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 335 0.21 outside top 500
2027 340 0.21 outside top 500
2028 343 0.21 outside top 500
2029 347 0.22 outside top 500
2030 349 0.22 outside top 500

Where Aliya is most popular

Girls named Aliya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.203 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, New York, and Hawaii.

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 Aliya 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
Minnesota 65 0.602 +196%
New York 190 0.480 +136%
Hawaii 5 0.436 +114%
Illinois 95 0.415 +104%
Virginia 59 0.346 +70%
Maryland 35 0.330 +62%
Pennsylvania 78 0.330 +62%
New Jersey 54 0.299 +47%
California 235 0.280 +37%
Washington 40 0.277 +36%
Michigan 46 0.253 +24%
Ohio 57 0.240 +18%
Massachusetts 27 0.223 +10%
Florida 95 0.222 +9%
Arizona 28 0.200 ≈ national
Georgia 43 0.189 -7%
Colorado 21 0.188 -7%
Texas 135 0.168 -17%
Missouri 19 0.158 -22%
Utah 12 0.144 -29%
North Carolina 31 0.136 -33%
South Carolina 10 0.111 -45%
Nevada 5 0.108 -47%
Indiana 11 0.078 -61%
Kentucky 6 0.070 -66%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -76%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -84%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Aliya

Aliya is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #823 in 2025 with 330 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 11,075 American babies have been named Aliya. Its peak came in 2012, when 483 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 Aliya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aliya?

The median living Aliya is about 16 years old; half are between 8 and 23. An estimated 11 thousand people named Aliya are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

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

Aliya year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 330 #823
2024 316 #856
2023 310 #862
2022 332 #843
2021 362 #783
2020 312 #863
2019 304 #886
2018 293 #915
2017 287 #923
2016 332 #852
2015 293 #928
2014 318 #866
2013 358 #760
2012 483 #598
2011 432 #657
2010 450 #652
2009 452 #655
2008 460 #668
2007 395 #738
2006 404 #705
2005 396 #698
2004 342 #761
2003 323 #769
2002 327 #743
2001 343 #715
2000 322 #718
1995 121 #1,355
1990 30 #3,526
1985 28 #3,171
1980 47 #2,154
1975 28 #2,683
1970 – –
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1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
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1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Aliya

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Aliya Mustafina Aliya Mustafina Russian artistic gymnast (born 1994) Contemporary
  2. 2 Aliya bint Ali Aliya bint Ali Queen of Iraq from 1934 to 1939 1911–1950 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Aliya Moldagulova Aliya Moldagulova Soviet sniper (1925–1944) Contemporary
  4. 4 Aliya Garayeva Aliya Garayeva Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast (born 1988) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aliya?

The median living Aliya is about 16 years old. Half of all living Aliyas are between 8 and 23 years old.

How many people named Aliya are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Aliya are alive in the United States, based on 11,075 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aliya in 2025?

Aliya ranked #823 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 330 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aliya?

11,075 babies have been named Aliya in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aliya most popular?

Aliya peaked in 2012, when 483 newborns received the name.

Is Aliya a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aliya rising or falling?

Aliya has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Aliya become more popular?

Aliya looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 349 girls named Aliya in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aliya?

Well-known people named Aliya include Aliya Mustafina (gymnast), Aliya bint Ali (nobleman), Aliya Moldagulova (social activist).

Names like Aliya

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