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Aliya

An Arabic name meaning “lofty,” with a separate Hebrew association.

US rank (2025)#823

Meaning and history

Aliya is a feminine form of the Arabic name Ali, meaning "lofty," "exalted" or "sublime." The spelling is also associated with Hebrew aliyah, meaning "ascent," though that is a separate word. Notable bearers include gymnast Aliya Mustafina and actress Aliya O'Brien.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 404 births, rank #703
2007: 395 births, rank #738
2008: 460 births, rank #668
2009: 452 births, rank #655
2010: 450 births, rank #652
20112011: 432 births, rank #657
2012: 483 births, rank #598
2013: 358 births, rank #760
2014: 318 births, rank #866
2015: 293 births, rank #928
20162016: 332 births, rank #852
2017: 287 births, rank #923
2018: 293 births, rank #915
2019: 304 births, rank #886
2020: 312 births, rank #863
20212021: 362 births, rank #783
2022: 332 births, rank #843
2023: 310 births, rank #862
2024: 316 births, rank #856
20252025: 330 births, rank #823

Aliya rose from #856 to #823 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2012, with 483 births.