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“Variant of Aliye — from Arabic Aliya (Turkish feminine form of Aliyah)” — Turkish, from Arabic عالية (feminine of عالي, 'high, exalted') origin
Girl's name · #1334 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Alya is near its high-water mark: it reached #1237 in 2021 and still ranked #1334 in 2025. About 2,200 girls have carried it since 1973. Alya is a rare spelling of Aaliyah (#101) and Aliyah (#263) — about 3% of babies given the name are written this way.
Around the world: #1 in Türkiye (2025) · #32 in France (2025) · #63 in Belgium (2025) · #77 in Austria (2025) · #97 in Switzerland (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 33 notable people named Alya:
Entertainers appear 1.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alya Rohali, Indonesian actress.
Similar names: Alahia · Yusra · Aleyah · Khalia · Ameera · Halima
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