Aaliyah remains a common girls' name (#101 in 2025), down from a peak of #36 in 2012.
Aaliyah is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #101 for girl births in the United States (and #249 across all names), given to 2,607 babies. Aaliyah first appears in 1976 and peaked in 2012 (5,523 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,607 | 2,607 | #101 | — |
| 2024 | 2,712 | 2,712 | #95 | — |
| 2023 | 2,863 | 2,874 | #85 | #12,243 |
| 2022 | 3,286 | 3,286 | #69 | — |
| 2021 | 3,619 | 3,624 | #61 | — |
| 2020 | 3,584 | 3,589 | #65 | — |
| 2019 | 3,680 | 3,695 | #70 | #12,146 |
| 2018 | 3,845 | 3,852 | #65 | — |
| 2017 | 4,204 | 4,213 | #57 | #9,699 |
| 2016 | 4,660 | 4,667 | #53 | — |
| 2015 | 4,889 | 4,903 | #47 | #12,089 |
| 2014 | 4,907 | 4,922 | #45 | #12,111 |
| 2013 | 5,258 | 5,268 | #37 | #6,604 |
| 2012 | 5,530 | 5,542 | #36 | #9,710 |
| 2011 | 5,129 | 5,142 | #46 | — |
| 2010 | 4,679 | 4,691 | #56 | #10,767 |
| 2009 | 4,378 | 4,396 | #63 | — |
| 2008 | 4,046 | 4,063 | #76 | — |
| 2007 | 3,961 | 3,976 | #83 | — |
| 2006 | 3,745 | 3,764 | #90 | — |
| 2005 | 3,469 | 3,478 | #93 | #7,097 |
| 2004 | 3,503 | 3,526 | #94 | #6,522 |
| 2003 | 3,679 | 3,706 | #90 | #9,582 |
| 2002 | 4,787 | 4,830 | #64 | #7,643 |
| 2001 | 3,360 | 3,391 | #96 | #7,536 |
| 2000 | 1,496 | 1,496 | #211 | — |
| 1999 | 1,088 | 1,088 | #287 | — |
| 1998 | 1,404 | 1,409 | #222 | #9,632 |
| 1997 | 1,739 | — | #176 | — |
| 1996 | 831 | — | #335 | — |
| 1995 | 1,256 | — | #225 | — |
| 1994 | 1,457 | — | #202 | #7,772 |
| 1993 | 22 | — | #4,524 | — |
| 1992 | 25 | — | #4,088 | — |
| 1991 | 16 | — | #5,659 | — |
| 1990 | 12 | — | #6,867 | — |
| 1989 | 14 | — | #5,836 | — |
| 1988 | 17 | — | #4,840 | — |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #5,312 | — |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #4,347 | — |
| 1985 | 10 | — | #6,457 | — |
| 1984 | 21 | — | #3,726 | — |
| 1983 | 20 | — | #3,806 | — |
| 1982 | 28 | — | #3,093 | — |
| 1981 | 28 | — | #3,066 | — |
| 1980 | 39 | — | #2,440 | — |
| 1979 | 38 | — | #2,430 | — |
| 1978 | 46 | — | #2,050 | — |
| 1977 | 40 | — | #2,257 | — |
| 1976 | 18 | — | #3,678 | — |