babyNamedAlyah
“exalted, ascended”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Arabic and Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 310th
- births in 2023–2025
- 565
- babies born in France
- 1 in 3,215
- +5.7% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Alyah
Alyah is thought to mean “exalted, ascended” and is of Arabic and Hebrew origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Alyah in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Alyah has been rising (+5.7% a year).
- In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1 Alyah on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.
Alyah in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
176 babies in 3 years1 girl in 27,455+8.7% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
8 babies in 3 years1 girl in 95,979
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Alya3,695
- Aliyah1,420
- Aliya1,065
- Aaliyah980
- Alia810
- 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
- Alyha10
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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