Aliyah
Aliyah is a distinctive choice, ranked #345 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Aliyah in their class.
About the Name Aliyah
Aliyah is steadily gaining in popularity, up 47 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #174 in 2004, and it currently sits at #280. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Aliyah is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Aliyah in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #235, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Aliyah
- Himmatul Aliyah — Himmatul Aliyah is an Indonesian politician of the Gerindra Party who has served as a member of the People's Representative Council, representing Jakarta's 2nd electoral district, since 2019.
- Aliyah Saleem — Aaliyah Saleem, is a British secular education campaigner, writer and market researcher.
- Aliyah Boston — Aliyah Boston is an American professional basketball power forward and center for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Phantom of Unrivaled.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Aliyah
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Aliyah
Almost certainly the only Aliyah in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Famous People Named Aliyah
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