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Aliyah name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Aliyah ranks #263 in female records (1,188 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#263 · 1,188 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 126 female records (1,314 to 1,188); rank moved from #237 to #263.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 253 female records (1,441 to 1,188); rank moved from #208 to #263.
2025 male rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
Peak year in available data
2016: 2,008 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Aliyah becoming more popular?

Aliyah's reported female count decreased by 126 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #237 to #263. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Aliyah. That is not a count of zero.

Aliyah in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for AliyahFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,0080201620252016: 2,008 female records2017: 1,915 female records2018: 1,777 female records2019: 1,678 female records2020: 1,532 female records2021: 1,441 female records2022: 1,308 female records2023: 1,352 female records2024: 1,314 female records2025: 1,188 female records2017: 5 male records2019: 5 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,188263——
20241,314237——
20231,352220——
20221,308233——
20211,441208——
20201,532188——
20191,678173512,228
20181,777161——
20171,915154512,346
20162,008155——

Questions about Aliyah’s popularity

How common is Aliyah in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Aliyah ranks #263 in female records (1,188 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Aliyah?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Aliyah only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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