Boy or Girl

Is Aliah a boy or girl name?

Aliah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 186 girls and 0 boys were named Aliah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,635 US babies named Aliah were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#1,246
Babies named Aliah since 1975
5,635
Most popular year
2015
266 babies
Babies named Aliah each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Aliah from 1975 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.075150225300198020002020

Boys and girls named Aliah, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s031100%
1980s0126100%
1990s0630100%
2000s01,615100%
2010s02,218100%
2020s01,015100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–186#1,246
20230–198#1,205
20220–219#1,119
20210–225#1,098
20200–187#1,224
20190–231#1,082
20180–220#1,111
20170–227#1,108
20160–211#1,183
20150–266#1,007
20140–179#1,321
20130–203#1,184
20120–221#1,121
20110–225#1,090
20100–235#1,054
20090–207#1,208
20080–189#1,313
20070–176#1,371
20060–179#1,308
20050–164#1,334
20040–163#1,308
20030–130#1,499
20020–140#1,377
20010–126#1,489
20000–141#1,335
19990–109#1,549
19980–82#1,869
19970–94#1,671
19960–92#1,658
19950–85#1,717
19940–67#2,063
19930–31#3,506
19920–31#3,502
19910–21#4,656
19900–18#5,061
19890–15#5,551
19880–14#5,606
19870–14#5,321
19860–17#4,542
19850–11#6,040
19840–9#6,826
19830–10#6,231
19820–11#5,924
19810–13#5,260
19800–12#5,551
19790–8#7,325
19780–11#5,574
19770–7#7,575
19760–0–
19750–5#9,103

Highest rank

Aliah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,007 in 2015. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Aliah

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.