Names / Girl names
Aaliyah
Current rank
#101
and easing
All-time peak
#36
in 2012
First recorded
1976
in U.S. data
Children named
110,000
since 1976
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #36 in 2012 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Aaliyah is a girls' name that first appears in 1976. Its strongest year was 2012, at #36 nationally. It currently ranks #101 and is drifting lower. Over 110,000 have carried it since records began.