Aliyah

Meaning and origin of Aliyah

Popularity of Aliyah in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Aliyah has been stable (+3% a year).
• In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1 Aliyah on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.

Aliyah in English-speaking countries

Aliyah ranks 186^th in Ontario (Canada), 238^th in United States and 277^th in New Zealand, against 115^th in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  186^th girls’ name171 babies in 3 years1 girl in 903−3.2% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  277^th girls’ name41 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,024

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  238^th girls’ name3,854 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,254−4.4% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  295^th girls’ name36 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,511

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  442^nd girls’ name23 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,726

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  301^st girls’ name427 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,7980% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  572^nd girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,815

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Aliyah and Alïyah are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Alïyah5
• Alya3,695
• Aliya1,065
• Aaliyah980
• Alia810
• Alyah565
• Aalyah75
• Aaliya65
• Allya (in French)50
• Alïa40
• Allyah (in French)30
• Aliah (in French)30
• Alliyah (in French)25
• Aalya (in French)25
• Alyia15
• Alyaa15
• Allia15
• Alhya15
• Halya10
• Haliya10

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

Names similar to Aliyah

• Aminata
• Fatoumata
• Amira
• Aïcha
• Amina
• Safiya
• Aleyna
• Assiya
• Assia
• Mariama
• Fatima
• Anaya

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin