Boy or Girl

Is Aliya a boy or girl name?

Aliya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 316 girls and 0 boys were named Aliya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 10,743 US babies named Aliya were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#851
Babies named Aliya since 1971
10,743
Most popular year
2012
483 babies
Babies named Aliya each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Aliya from 1971 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0150300450600198020002020

Boys and girls named Aliya, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s0257100%
1980s0391100%
1990s01,151100%
2000s03,764100%
2010s03,550100%
2020s01,630100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–316#851
20230–308#870
20220–332#842
20210–362#782
20200–312#863
20190–304#886
20180–293#915
20170–287#923
20160–332#852
20150–293#928
20140–318#866
20130–358#759
20120–483#598
20110–432#657
20100–450#652
20090–452#654
20080–460#668
20070–395#738
20060–404#705
20050–396#698
20040–342#761
20030–323#769
20020–327#743
20010–343#715
20000–322#718
19990–215#960
19980–188#1,046
19970–162#1,149
19960–149#1,204
19950–121#1,355
19940–107#1,478
19930–67#2,045
19920–57#2,295
19910–55#2,321
19900–30#3,526
19890–56#2,170
19880–30#3,227
19870–36#2,724
19860–39#2,513
19850–28#3,171
19840–39#2,423
19830–24#3,341
19820–44#2,250
19810–48#2,118
19800–47#2,154
19790–47#2,116
19780–30#2,742
19770–28#2,839
19760–21#3,290
19750–28#2,684
19740–22#3,110
19730–32#2,350
19720–33#2,278
19710–16#3,794

Highest rank

Aliya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #598 in 2012. 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 Aliya

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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.