US rank #8056 Unisex name Peak 2023 136 births

Aliyan — #8056 US boys' name

136 babies named Aliyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s72010s582020s71
#8056
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 43% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Aliyan was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

19 babies were named Aliyan in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aliyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Aliyan between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aliyan currently holds the #8056 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 19 babies received it in a single year. Aliyan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 2002.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aliyan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aliyan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aliyan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aliyan 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 136 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.

Aliyan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

136

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2023

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#8,056

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aliyan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
19
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 2024202220202018201620142003 7

Aliyan popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 2002 (Aliyan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20132002 6

Aliyan by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
71 births that decade — 52% of Aliyan's all-time total
2000s72010s582020s71

Aliyan by state

Where Aliyan concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aliyan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 3.7%
New York share of Aliyan's total US births 3.7%

5 of 136 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aliyan?
136 babies have been named Aliyan since 2003. It currently ranks #8056 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 19 births.
When was Aliyan most popular?
Aliyan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Aliyan most popular?
The top states for the name Aliyan are New York (5 births).
Is Aliyan a unisex name?
Yes, Aliyan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 136 births, and as a girl's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Aliyan been used?
Aliyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aliyan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ali, Alijah, Alistair, Alice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2003–2024 (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.