Aaliyah

“exalted, sublime”probable meaning

Girl’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Aaliyah

Aaliyah is thought to mean “exalted, sublime” and is of Arabic origin.

Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.

It peaked in 2024.
Over recent years, Aaliyah has been rising (+9.4% a year).
In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1 Aaliyah on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.

Aaliyah ranks 76^th in New Zealand, 96^th in United States and 122^nd in Ontario (Canada), against 170^th in France.

New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
76^th girls’ name152 babies in 3 years1 girl in 276+3.4% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
96^th girls’ name8,177 babies in 3 years1 girl in 591−5.3% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
122^nd girls’ name253 babies in 3 years1 girl in 611−3.4% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
160^th girls’ name58 babies in 3 years1 girl in 684
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
139^th girls’ name1,063 babies in 3 years1 girl in 722+0.1% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
190^th girls’ name64 babies in 3 years1 girl in 850+0.9% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
211^th girls’ name25 babies in 3 years1 girl in 900
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
243^rd girls’ name51 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,272

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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