Naliyah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,529

among girls · ↓642 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Naliyah · -34% vs 2024

How common

1 in 22,961

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

106 babies

All-time total

1,332

#6,179 all-time among girls

First recorded

1998

in Social Security records

Naliyah popularity over time

1,332 babies have been named Naliyah since 1998, 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
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1990s	16	2	–	#10,826
2000s	376	38	+2250%	#2,958
2010s	550	55	+46%	#2,631
2020s (to 2025)	390	65	+18%	#1,887

Where Naliyah 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	77	0.05	outside top 500
2027	83	0.05	outside top 500
2028	88	0.05	outside top 500
2029	93	0.06	outside top 500
2030	98	0.06	outside top 500

Where Naliyah is most popular

Girls named Naliyah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.043 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, Florida, and Arizona.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Naliyah 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
Michigan	12	0.066	+52%
Florida	26	0.061	+40%
Arizona	8	0.057	+32%
New York	19	0.048	+11%
California	28	0.033	-23%
Texas	23	0.029	-34%
North Carolina	5	0.022	-49%
Illinois	5	0.022	-50%
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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 Naliyah

Naliyah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,529 in 2025 with 70 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 1,332 American babies have been named Naliyah. Its peak came in 2024, when 106 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Naliyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Naliyah?

The median living Naliyah is about 11 years old; half are between 4 and 16. An estimated 1,300 people named Naliyah 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.

Naliyah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	70	#2,529
2024	106	#1,887
2023	56	#3,006
2022	60	#2,848
2021	59	#2,880
2020	39	#3,765
2019	44	#3,535
2018	47	#3,383
2017	59	#2,864
2016	48	#3,366
2015	53	#3,169
2014	51	#3,216
2013	61	#2,831
2012	59	#2,929
2011	68	#2,631
2010	60	#2,891
2009	59	#2,958
2008	52	#3,251
2007	53	#3,235
2006	34	#4,331
2005	41	#3,629
2004	34	#4,156
2003	34	#4,010
2002	50	#2,968
2001	12	#8,575
2000	7	#12,739
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Naliyah?

The median living Naliyah is about 11 years old. Half of all living Naliyahs are between 4 and 16 years old.

How many people named Naliyah are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Naliyah are alive in the United States, based on 1,332 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Naliyah in 2025?

Naliyah ranked #2,529 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 70 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Naliyah?

1,332 babies have been named Naliyah in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Naliyah most popular?

Naliyah peaked in 2024, when 106 newborns received the name.

Is Naliyah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Naliyah rising or falling?

Naliyah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Naliyah become more popular?

Naliyah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 98 girls named Naliyah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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