Is Alliyah a boy or girl name?
Alliyah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 0 boys were named Alliyah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,995 US babies named Alliyah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,242
- Babies named Alliyah since 1994
- 2,995
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 173 babies
Boys and girls named Alliyah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,939 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,800 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,095 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,650 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,915 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,461 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,699 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,284 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,738 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,495 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,153 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,760 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,819 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,795 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,695 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,635 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,895 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,772 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,690 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,357 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,440 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,184 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,265 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,336 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,238 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,295 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,187 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,389 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,169 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,609 |
Highest rank
Alliyah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,169 in 1995. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alliyah
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.