girl's name

Aalyiah

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 821

Aalyiah is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2011, when 52 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1994.

Aalyiah 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 2024, not a full ten years.

363
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Aalyiah by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 89
2000s 363
2010s 312
2020s (to 2024) 44

How popular is Aalyiah?

In 2024, Aalyiah was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Aalyiah is used

Canada #2,741 5 in 2002
England & Wales #5,867 3 in 2006
France #6,637 5 in 2022
United States #9,793 10 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Aalyiah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Aalyiah also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aalyiah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Aalyiah

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aalyiah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Aalyiah

How popular is the name Aalyiah?

In 2024, Aalyiah was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Aalyiah a girl's or a boy's name?

Aalyiah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Aalyiah most popular?

Aalyiah peaked in 2011, when 52 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.