Aliyah is an established girls' name that peaked in 2011 and has grown less common since.
Aliyah is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #263 for girl births in the United States (and #554 across all names), given to 1,188 babies. Aliyah was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 2011 (2,301 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,188 | 1,188 | #263 | — |
| 2024 | 1,314 | 1,314 | #237 | — |
| 2023 | 1,352 | 1,352 | #220 | — |
| 2022 | 1,308 | 1,308 | #233 | — |
| 2021 | 1,441 | 1,441 | #208 | — |
| 2020 | 1,532 | 1,532 | #188 | — |
| 2019 | 1,683 | 1,683 | #173 | #12,228 |
| 2018 | 1,777 | 1,782 | #161 | — |
| 2017 | 1,920 | 1,920 | #154 | #12,346 |
| 2016 | 2,008 | 2,008 | #155 | — |
| 2015 | 1,979 | 1,990 | #164 | #12,174 |
| 2014 | 1,971 | 1,971 | #167 | — |
| 2013 | 2,115 | 2,115 | #148 | — |
| 2012 | 2,265 | 2,277 | #140 | — |
| 2011 | 2,301 | 2,307 | #133 | — |
| 2010 | 2,169 | 2,175 | #143 | #10,826 |
| 2009 | 1,991 | 1,998 | #158 | — |
| 2008 | 1,754 | 1,754 | #191 | — |
| 2007 | 1,611 | 1,611 | #213 | — |
| 2006 | 1,458 | 1,458 | #235 | #10,730 |
| 2005 | 1,462 | 1,468 | #233 | — |
| 2004 | 1,540 | 1,547 | #221 | #6,541 |
| 2003 | 1,392 | 1,392 | #236 | — |
| 2002 | 1,612 | 1,621 | #203 | #10,736 |
| 2001 | 1,411 | 1,417 | #226 | — |
| 2000 | 1,116 | 1,116 | #287 | — |
| 1999 | 867 | 867 | #345 | — |
| 1998 | 878 | 878 | #336 | — |
| 1997 | 897 | — | #322 | — |
| 1996 | 675 | — | #392 | — |
| 1995 | 785 | — | #338 | — |
| 1994 | 732 | — | #357 | — |
| 1993 | 66 | — | #2,068 | — |
| 1992 | 56 | — | #2,318 | — |
| 1991 | 48 | — | #2,552 | — |
| 1990 | 45 | — | #2,600 | — |
| 1989 | 26 | — | #3,785 | — |
| 1988 | 38 | — | #2,745 | — |
| 1987 | 32 | — | #2,974 | — |
| 1986 | 31 | — | #2,976 | — |
| 1985 | 27 | — | #3,248 | — |
| 1984 | 31 | — | #2,853 | — |
| 1983 | 28 | — | #2,979 | — |
| 1982 | 21 | — | #3,784 | — |
| 1981 | 26 | — | #3,254 | — |
| 1980 | 23 | — | #3,510 | — |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #5,098 | — |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #8,590 | — |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #7,578 | — |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #8,186 | — |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #5,783 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #7,459 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #8,360 | — |