Aliah

a-LEYE-uh /æˈlaɪə/
girl 2 syllables steady

Aliah is an uncommon variant of Alaia that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.

Aliah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,192 for girl births in the United States (and #2,269 across all names), given to 193 babies — 199 including U.S. territories. Aliah was first reported in SSA data in 1975 and peaked in 2015 (266 births).

About the name Aliah

Pronunciationa-LEYE-uh /æˈlaɪə/
CultureArabicPersian
#1,192U.S. rank among girls 2025
#2,269among all names 2025
193U.S. births 2025
199incl. U.S. territories 2025
266peak births 2015
1975first in SSA data

Names similar to Aliah

How popular is Aliah?

Girls named Aliah 199 in 2025
1975198019902000201020202025
Girls named Aliah per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1975–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Aliah total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
2025193199#1,192
2024187187#1,243
2023198211#1,205
2022220232#1,118
2021225234#1,099
2020187195#1,224
2019232244#1,082
2018220236#1,111
2017227241#1,108
2016211224#1,184
2015266277#1,007
2014179185#1,321
2013203211#1,184
2012221221#1,121
2011225233#1,090
2010235235#1,054
2009207207#1,208
2008189189#1,313
2007176176#1,371
2006179179#1,308
2005164164#1,334
2004163170#1,308
2003130130#1,499
2002140140#1,377
2001126126#1,489
2000141141#1,335
1999109109#1,549
19988282#1,868
199794—#1,671
199692—#1,658
199585—#1,717
199467—#2,063
199331—#3,506
199231—#3,503
199121—#4,656
199018—#5,061
198915—#5,551
198814—#5,606
198714—#5,321
198617—#4,542
198511—#6,040
19849—#6,827
198310—#6,231
198211—#5,925
198113—#5,261
198012—#5,551
19798—#7,324
197811—#5,575
19777—#7,575
19755—#9,102