Meaning and history
Feminine form of Aali, this name was popularized in the English-speaking world by singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979–2001), who was known simply as Aaliyah. Its popularity rose after the release of her debut album in 1994 and again following her death in an airplane crash in 2001.
20062006: 3,745 births, rank #90
2007: 3,961 births, rank #83
2008: 4,046 births, rank #76
2009: 4,378 births, rank #63
2010: 4,673 births, rank #56
20112011: 5,129 births, rank #46
2012: 5,523 births, rank #36
2013: 5,246 births, rank #37
2014: 4,902 births, rank #45
2015: 4,884 births, rank #47
20162016: 4,660 births, rank #53
2017: 4,197 births, rank #57
2018: 3,845 births, rank #65
2019: 3,675 births, rank #70
2020: 3,584 births, rank #65
20212021: 3,619 births, rank #61
2022: 3,286 births, rank #69
2023: 2,858 births, rank #85
2024: 2,712 births, rank #95
20252025: 2,607 births, rank #101
Aaliyah moved from #95 to #101 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2012, with 5,523 births.