Aaliyah Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Aaliyah

Aaliyah Name Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: ah-lee-ah
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Aaliyah Name Meaning

A feminine form of the Arabic Aali, Aaliyah means “highly regarded.” A stunning name with strong musical ties, Aaliyah has been on the upswing in popularity in recent years.

Arabic names are slowly climbing the charts with Layla, Amaya, and Aisha paving the way, their soft sounds and fabulous meanings irresistible to parents. Aaliyah is no exception, a more exotic version that the simple Leah. She has a host of nicknames to choose from including Leelee, Ali, and Liya.

Aaliyah is a strong name despite her soft sound, a bit of a diva in her own right. She’s not as frilly as the dainty floral monikers dotting the charts today and shuns the cutesy trends seen in most modern female names. She has a regalness to her, appearing as a queen among princesses. Parents appreciate her uniqueness, embracing her style with open arms.

While Aaliyah can be tricky for some to spell, she does have some alternative spellings in Aleah, Alia, and Aliah that may make spelling a little easier. She does still have a strong association to the late R&B singer, which may make her spelling a non-issue.

Some similar names to Aaliyah are Amara, Iman, and Aniya.

Aaliyah Name Popularity

How popular is the name Aaliyah? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	0	0%
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1977	1,579	26	0.0019%
1978	1,626	26	0.0019%
1979	1,772	22	0.0016%
1980	1,709	26	0.0018%
1981	2,441	10	0.0007%
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1991	3,836	5	0.0003%
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1993	—	0	0%
1994	203	1,412	0.092%
1995	224	1,228	0.0815%
1996	334	802	0.0536%
1997	176	1,707	0.1154%
1998	221	1,376	0.0919%
1999	287	1,058	0.0706%
2000	211	1,466	0.096%
2001	95	3,350	0.2223%
2002	63	4,777	0.3188%
2003	90	3,668	0.2411%
2004	94	3,472	0.2278%
2005	93	3,447	0.2254%
2006	90	3,736	0.2386%
2007	83	3,951	0.2504%
2008	76	4,033	0.2609%
2009	63	4,364	0.292%
2010	56	4,662	0.3235%
2011	46	5,115	0.359%
2012	36	5,505	0.3863%
2013	37	5,229	0.3673%
2014	45	4,873	0.3345%
2015	48	4,856	0.3337%
2016	53	4,629	0.3211%
2017	57	4,154	0.2976%
2018	65	3,802	0.2767%
2019	70	3,628	0.268%
2020	65	3,497	0.2747%
2021	62	3,353	0.2743%
2022	69	3,254	0.2467%

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Names Like Aaliyah

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What names are diminutives of Aaliyah?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Aaliyah sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Aaliyah, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Ali	Exalted	Arabic
Allie	Shortened Al- name form	English
Lala	Tulip	Slavic
Lee	Meadow or pasture	English
Lia	Weary one	Hebrew

What names are variants of Aaliyah?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Aaliyah.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Aaliya	Rising, ascending	Hebrew
Aleah	Rising, ascending	Hebrew
Aliah	Rising, ascending	Hebrew
Aliya	Rising, ascending	Hebrew
Alliah	Rising, ascending	Hebrew

What names sound like Aaliyah?

If you like how Aaliyah sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Aaliyah.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Aalya	Sublime	Arabic
Alicah	Noble, exalted	German
Alidah	Small winged one	Latin
Alikah	Noble, exalted	German

Alisah	Noble, exalted; great happiness	Hebrew
Alizah	Joy, joyful	Hebrew
Allidah	Small winged one	Latin
Allinah	Precious; awakening	Polynesian
Allisah	Great happiness	Hebrew
Amaliya	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Daliya	Gentle; slender branch, tendril	Hebrew
Daliyah	Gentle; slender branch, tendril	Hebrew
Dalyah	Gentle; slender branch, tendril	Hebrew
Giliyah	Joy of the Lord	Hebrew
Jaliyah		American
Leela	Night beauty	Arabic
Leila	Night	Arabic
Malia	Of the sea	Polynesian

What names are similar to Aaliyah?

Find a name that’s like Aaliyah, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Ariana	Most holy	Latin

Delilah	Delicate	Hebrew
Genesis	The beginning	Greek
India	Of the Indus River	Indian (Sanskrit)
Layla	Night	Arabic
Leilani	Heavenly flower	Polynesian
Maya	Dream	Indian (Sanskrit)
Mira	Wonderful; peace; propserous	Spanish
Nevaeh	Heaven	American
Serenity	Calmness	English

Lists With Aaliyah

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Siblings of Aaliyah

Mamas with kids named Aaliyah also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Carlton	Free peasant settlement	English
Majeed	Noble glory	Arabic
Makai	Who resembles God?	Hebrew

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22 Comments

Christine Sep 21 at 6:17 pm

I just always have thought it’s such a beautiful name. 7 babies later and we now have our little princess Aaliyah.

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Christine Feb 24 at 1:05 pm

I picked Aaliyah because I feel it’s unique but so beautiful. Her middle name is Brooke. Aaliyah Brooke is so so gorgeous.

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Amber Aug 27 at 10:13 am

She’s named after the R&B artist. Her dad and i had her name planned out since we were 14 yrs old.
There’s absolutely nothing i dislike bout my daughters name. I love it so much & it’s a very sentimental name to us.

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aaliyah Jul 10 at 9:25 am

i am named aaliyah and i have gotten in a ton of trouble i thought of my name it is preety name

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- aaliyah Jul 10 at 9:33 am
  
  pretty
  
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aaliyah Jun 17 at 10:43 am

my name is aaliyah and I was named after the siger I love my name

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Isa Mar 26 at 3:51 pm

U probably didn’t know the twin name for Aaliyah is Waliyah

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- aaliyah Jul 10 at 9:32 am
  
  i think aaliyah is pretty
  
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Aaliyah Oct 27 at 8:40 am

My name is aaliyah. My parents met over warcraft and had me not long after, they named me and years later realised my name meant exalted, exalted being the highst level in the game they met over. <3

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Audra Aug 10 at 7:47 am

I chose name based on meaning “to arise, ascend to God” . It was important to me that everytime I called her name it was an uplifting positive call.

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Aaliyah Jun 24 at 11:01 am

I love the name Aaliyah. I named my niece and when I saw her i knew that was the perfect name for her. she is so beautiful.

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Ashley Nov 2 at 12:32 pm

I always said growing up if i ever have a girl her name will be aaliyah

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Aaliyah Aug 20 at 10:24 am

We loved the name Aaliyah and just went with it

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Apiffany May 19 at 9:30 am

I chose my babies name because I want her to be the best at whatever she decides to do. Aaliyah means the exalted one. The best.

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Meredith Apr 3 at 2:31 am

Her name is Actually Ma’Ahni and her middle name Aaliyyah. Couldn’t find her name on here. But her dad came up with the name and I thought it was different.

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Latasha gaines Apr 1 at 12:09 pm

She is named after the singer she is very beautiful …my aaliyah is a very beautiful little girl with an sassy attitude

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Anna Feb 17 at 8:31 am

I love her name there was a singer who I always loved and still listen to her music she sadly passed away years ago in a plan crash so I wanted to name my daughter after her to have that piece with me

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Larissa Nov 13 at 9:22 am

We chose the name by just going through baby girl names and decided, since our first daughter is an “a” we will go with another “a” name.

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Perla Aug 28 at 5:38 pm

It’s not a common name and I love it

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Crashawnda Johnson Aug 16 at 10:18 am

Me and my daughter dad had a hard time thinking of a name for her . We changed it multiple times.. Aaliyah Was just a name that caught both of our eyes.

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Apiffany Jun 11 at 2:33 pm

I feel as if my daughter will be the best at whatever she does.

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Gina Jun 7 at 9:31 am

I just think its a very pretty name

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