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Aliyah

girl name
Origin
Hebrew
Syllables
3
Peak era
2010s
Today
▬ Steady

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Meaning

"ascent, to go up"

The story

Aliyah is a name with two ascents built in. Our meaning records carry the Hebrew: ascent, to go up, the same word Jewish tradition uses for moving to Israel and for being called up to read Torah. American ears mostly arrived through a different door: the Arabic 'aliyah, exalted, made famous by the singer Aaliyah, whose brief and brilliant career ended in 2001. The record shows the family of spellings surging together: about 5,000 in the 1990s, 15,300 in the 2000s, 20,200 in the 2010s, with 8,100 so far this decade, every one of them this decade a girl. Aaliyah, Aliyah, Aleah and Aliya chart separately, and the shared sound is enormous. In our records this spelling counts about 49,000 girls to 43 boys. Two traditions, one direction: up.

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How popular is Aliyah around the world?

In the United States, 8,135 babies were named Aliyah between 2020 and 2025. In France, about 420 girls named Aliyah were born in 2025, the 120th most common name among girls that year.

Aliyah is on the official records of the United States, France, Canada, Scotland, New Zealand, England and Wales, Austria, South Australia, Ireland, Poland, Chile, Mexico City, Spain and Brazil.

United States

1 in 2,700

In the United States, 8,135 babies were named Aliyah between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Aliyah peaked in the 2010s. Aliyah went to 1,979 US babies in 2015 and 1,188 in 2025, 60% of the earlier figure.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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France

1 in 1,500

In France, about 420 girls named Aliyah were born in 2025, the 120th most common name among girls that year.

1990peak 2023

share of that year’s births on record

Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)

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Canada

1 in 2,700

In Canada, 137 girls named Aliyah were born in 2024, the 211th most common name among girls that year.

1991peak 20122024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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Scotland

1 in 4,200

In Scotland, 11 girls named Aliyah were registered in 2024, the 315th most common name among girls that year.

1990peak 2016

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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New Zealand

1 in 4,400

In New Zealand, 13 girls named Aliyah were registered in 2025.

2000peak 20162025

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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England and Wales

1 in 4,700

In England and Wales, 125 girls named Aliyah were born in 2025, the 345th most common name among girls that year.

1996peak 20042025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Austria

1 in 5,400

In Austria, 14 girls named Aliyah were born in 2025, the 362nd most common name among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.

2000peak 20182025

share of that year’s births on record

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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South Australia

1 in 6,100 · 2017

In South Australia, 3 girls were registered as Aliyah in 2017.

1980peak 2013

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Ireland

1 in 11,000

In Ireland, 5 girls named Aliyah were born in 2025, the 608th most common name among girls that year.

peak 20052025

share of that year’s name registrations

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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Poland

1 in 82,000

In Poland, 3 girls named Aliyah were born in 2025, the 583rd most common name among girls that year.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Chile

1 in 89,000

In Chile, 2 girls were registered as Aliyah in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021

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Mexico City City

1 in 120,000

In Mexico City, there was 1 registration of Aliyah in 2022.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023, a partial extract through 3 Mar with no cell on record for this name, is excluded. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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Spain

1 in 920,000

In Spain, 49 residents are named Aliyah, ranked 14,051st among women, with a mean age of 8.7 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Argentina

last on record 2016

Aliyah is not on the 2024 record for Argentina, where small counts are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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Brazil

At the 2022 census, 71 people in Brazil were named Aliyah, ranked 52,382nd, with a median age of 4.
Among people named Aliyah living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

peak 2010s2010s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

The census also counted 28 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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Puerto Rico

last on record 2018

Aliyah is not on the 2025 record for Puerto Rico, which withholds births under 5, and 75 babies have carried the name there since 1998.

1998peak 20152025

share of that year’s births on record

First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)

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Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Aliyah

Most people given the name Aliyah in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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