Is Naliyah a boy or girl name?
Naliyah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 106 girls and 0 boys were named Naliyah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 1,262 US babies named Naliyah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,884
- Babies named Naliyah since 1998
- 1,262
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 106 babies
Boys and girls named Naliyah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,884 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,004 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,847 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,876 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,765 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,535 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,381 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,365 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,168 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,215 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,831 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,929 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,631 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,891 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,958 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,250 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,235 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,330 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,629 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,155 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,010 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,968 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,575 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,739 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,076 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,826 |
Highest rank
Naliyah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,884 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Naliyah
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.