girl's name
Aaliah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,217
Aaliah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2009, when 69 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1994.
Aaliah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 86 |
| 2000s | 453 |
| 2010s | 397 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 103 |
How popular is Aaliah?
In 2025, Aaliah was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Aaliah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Aaliah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aaliah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aaliah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aaliah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aaliah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aaliah
How popular is the name Aaliah?
In 2025, Aaliah was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Aaliah a girl's or a boy's name?
Aaliah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Aaliah most popular?
Aaliah peaked in 2009, when 69 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Aaliah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aaliah currently ranks #10,854 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.