Top Baby Names 2025: The Playground Analysis

Aliyah

The name Aliyah peaked for boys at #6542 in 2004. Aliyah is also used for girls, ranking #263 in 2025.

The name Aliyah is a girl's name meaning "rising, to  ascend; heavens, highborn, exalted".

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Powerful and pretty, Aliyah is popular a name with two different origins. 
It can be a feminine form of the Arabic name Ali, meaning "sublime, high" or "exalted." With a number of spelling variations, including Aleah, Aliya, and the most familiar to English-speakers, Aaliyah, it is a name with widespread usage, throughout the Middle East and in the US. 
It can also be derived from the Hebrew word "alah", meaning "to rise" or "to ascend," and refers to the migration of Jews to Israel. 
Popularised by the singer Aaliyah, Aliyah too has seen increased usage following her death in 2001. It now sits just outside the US Top 200.

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The name Aliyah is currently ranked #263 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #133 in 2011. The name is most popular in Hawaii, Hawaii, and Alaska. Aliyah is occasionally used for boys in 2019.

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