Given name
Aliya
Aliya is a variant of Aliyah. One Arabic interpretation is “an ascender; one having the highest social standing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aliya is a variant of Aliyah. One Arabic interpretation is “an ascender; one having the highest social standing.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aliya is a variant of Aliyah. An origin associated with Aliyah is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aliya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,075
- 0 boys · 11,075 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 483 babies
- 2025
- 330
- #823 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 330 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 823 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 483 in 2012. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (43). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,253 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aliya’s family of names
Aliya has a related form in Aliyah. In English usage, Aliya has a related form in Alia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aliya
- Aliya MoldagulovaSoviet Kazakh sniper and Heroine of the Soviet Union (1925–1944)
- Aliya NazarbayevaKazakh businesswomanborn 1980
- Aliya GarayevaAzerbaijani rhythmic gymnastborn 1988
- Aliya YussupovaKazakhstani rhythmic gymnastborn 1984
- Alia Muhammad BakerIraqi librarian1952–2021
- Aliä İqsanovaRussian cross-country skierborn 1984
- Aliya TeregulovaAzerbaijani actor (1913-1968)
- Aliya BoshnakJordanian athletics competitorborn 2000
- Aliya Kamranpolitician in Pakistan
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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