Given name
Aliyyah
Aliyyah is a variant of Aliyah. One Arabic interpretation is “an ascender; one having the highest social standing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aliyyah 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
Aliyyah 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 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aliyyah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 234
- 0 boys · 234 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 228 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.
Aliyyah’s family of names
Aliyyah has a related form in Aliyah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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