Aliya

“High, exalted, sublime, ascending” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #823 in the US (2025) · Trending

Aliya has appeared in US records since 1971 — best rank #598 (2012) · 11,075 babies named Aliya all-time · 1 in 4,800 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 770 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 800 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 840 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Aliyas

Aliya Moldagulova — Soviet Kazakh sniper and Heroine of the Soviet Union (1925–1944)
Aliya Mustafina — Russian gymnast
Aliya bint Ali — Queen consort of Iraq (1911-1950)
Aliya Nazarbayeva — Kazakh businesswoman
Aliya Garayeva — Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast

Among 75 notable people named Aliya:

Entertainers appear 1.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aliya, Chinese-Mongolian actress.

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