Aaliyah

Girls

Best rank #36 (2012) · ranked in 17 years

Aaliyah climbed onto the charts in 2008 and stayed listed for 17 years, topping out at #36 in 2012.

It eased from #76 in 2008 to #95 in 2024.

The latest tally (2025) shows no ranking for Aaliyah in the top spots.

At its peak year of 2012, Aaliyah was given to 5,523 newborns.

Aaliyah was most popular around 2012, making it characteristic of the 2010s generation.

Rank by year

11020200820162024
  1. 2024952,712
  2. 2023852,858
  3. 2022693,286
  4. 2021613,619
  5. 2020653,584
  6. 2019703,675
  7. 2018653,845
  8. 2017574,197
  9. 2016534,660
  10. 2015474,884
  11. 2014454,902
  12. 2013375,246
  13. 2012365,523
  14. 2011465,129
  15. 2010564,673
  16. 2009634,378
  17. 2008764,046

Similar names

If Aaliyah is on your shortlist, Ava, Alexander, Amelia are worth a look too, given the similar sound and comparable popularity trends.

Where Aaliyah is most popular

In 2025, Aaliyah was recorded in 47 of the 51 US jurisdictions the SSA reports on, with 2,596 births nationwide.

The largest share came from California at 442 births, 17.0% of the national total, where it ranked #149 that year.

By census region the name skews South, which accounts for 41.8% of Aaliyah births, against 13.1% Northeast, 15.1% Midwest, 30.0% West.

State rankings spread more than the national figure suggests: Aaliyah placed as high as #109 in New Mexico and as low as #662 in Wisconsin.

The 4 jurisdictions without a figure are not zeros. SSA withholds any name with fewer than 5 occurrences in a given state and year to protect privacy.

Top states, 2025

  1. 1California442 · #149 there
  2. 2Texas372 · #180 there
  3. 3Florida196 · #195 there
  4. 4New York122 · #296 there
  5. 5Arizona94 · #140 there

Share by census region

  • Northeast13.1%
  • Midwest15.1%
  • South41.8%
  • West30.0%

Shares are of this name's national total, not of each state's births. SSA withholds any name under 5 occurrences per state and year. Browse all states

Frequently asked questions

Is Aaliyah a popular name?
Aaliyah reached a best rank of #36 in 2012 and has charted in 17 years.
Where does Aaliyah rank now?
Aaliyah does not appear in the top ranks in the most recent data (2025).
Is Aaliyah a boy or girl name?
It is recorded primarily as a girls' name.
When was Aaliyah most popular?
Aaliyah peaked around 2012.

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) - Popular Baby Names (national)