US rank #3145 Girls' name Peak 2010 1,525 births

Aaliya — #3145 US girls' name

1,525 babies named Aaliya in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1132000s4992010s6682020s240
#3145
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Aaliya was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

85 babies were named Aaliya in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aaliya

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,525 babies named Aaliya between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aaliya currently holds the #3145 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 85 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aaliya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 668 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Aaliya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 166 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Aaliya in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aaliya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,525 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aaliya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,525

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2010

85 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,145

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aaliya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
85
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
020406080100 202420202016201220082004200019961988 5

Aaliya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
668 births that decade — 44% of Aaliya's all-time total
1980s51990s1132000s4992010s6682020s240

Aaliya by state

Where Aaliya concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aaliya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
166 10.9%
#2 Texas
130 8.5%
#3 New York
90 5.9%
#4 Florida
31 2.0%
#5 Illinois
31 2.0%
#6 Georgia
21 1.4%
#7 Ohio
11 0.7%
#8 Virginia
10 0.7%
California share of Aaliya's total US births 10.9%
Even split

166 of 1,525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Aaliya appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aaliya?
1,525 babies have been named Aaliya since 1988. It currently ranks #3145 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 85 births.
When was Aaliya most popular?
Aaliya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 668 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Aaliya most popular?
The top states for the name Aaliya are California (166 births), Texas (130 births), New York (90 births).
How long has the name Aaliya been used?
Aaliya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aaliya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aaliyah, Aaleyah, Aalayah, Aaliah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.