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Aliyah

“Variant of Aaliyah — High, exalted” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #263 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Aliyah has appeared in US records since 1971 — best rank #133 (2011) · 49,011 babies named Aliyah all-time · 1 in 1,400 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 680 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 890 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 1,100 girls in New Zealand (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Aliyahs

• Aliyah — Canadian professional wrestler
• Aliyah Boston — American basketball player
• Aliyah Khalaf Saleh — Iraqi humanitarian
• Aliyah Saleem — author and secular activist
• Aliyah Abrams — Guyanese sprinter

In stories & tradition

• Aliyah Bishop — X-Men: The End

What Aliyahs become

Among 48 notable people named Aliyah:

Athletes appear 2.98× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aliyah, Canadian professional wrestler.

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