AaliyahName meaning, origin and popularity
Aaliyah is a girl’s name of Arabic origin. Its traditional meaning is “exalted, sublime”.
Aaliyah at a glance
- Meaning
- exalted, sublime
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Letters
- 7
- First letter
- A
- NSW rank 2025
- #86 for girls
How popular is Aaliyah in Australia?
In 2025, Aaliyah was number 86 in the NSW top 100 for girls, with 83 babies registered. In 2024 it was number 91. Its highest rank for girls was number 63 in 2020, and it has been in the top 100 in 17 of the 74 years since 1952.
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (girls) | – | – | – | – | #87 | #91 | #86 |
“–” means the name was outside the top 100 that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Popular Baby Names 1952 to 2025 (Data.NSW, data as at 26 March 2026). The list covers the top 100 names for each sex per year in NSW only. See popular baby names for the full 2025 top 20.
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- JamilaArabic
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