Aaliyah
Rank in 2025
#101
recorded as girls
Down 6 since 2024
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recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
2,607
girls 2,607
Peak year
2012
5,523 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
110,077
since 1976
Born an Aaliyah? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Aaliyah was most popular in 2012, when 5,523 babies recorded as girls got the name (3.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,607 babies were named Aaliyah, ranking #101 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 24%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,607 | 101 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 2,712 | 95 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 2,858 | 85 | 5 | 12239 |
| 2022 | 3,286 | 69 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 3,619 | 61 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 3,584 | 65 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 3,675 | 70 | 5 | 12145 |
| 2018 | 3,845 | 65 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 4,197 | 57 | 7 | 9696 |
| 2016 | 4,660 | 53 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 4,884 | 47 | 5 | 12086 |
| 2014 | 4,902 | 45 | 5 | 12108 |
| 2013 | 5,246 | 37 | 12 | 6603 |
| 2012 | 5,523 | 36 | 7 | 9709 |
| 2011 | 5,129 | 46 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 4,673 | 56 | 6 | 10766 |
| 2009 | 4,378 | 63 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 4,046 | 76 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 3,961 | 83 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 3,745 | 90 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 3,459 | 93 | 10 | 7096 |
| 2004 | 3,492 | 94 | 11 | 6520 |
| 2003 | 3,673 | 90 | 6 | 9581 |
| 2002 | 4,779 | 64 | 8 | 7643 |
| 2001 | 3,352 | 96 | 8 | 7536 |
| 2000 | 1,496 | 211 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 1,088 | 287 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 1,399 | 222 | 5 | 9631 |
| 1997 | 1,739 | 176 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 831 | 335 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 1,256 | 225 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 1,451 | 202 | 6 | 7770 |
| 1993 | 22 | 4524 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 25 | 4088 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 16 | 5659 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 12 | 6867 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 14 | 5836 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 17 | 4840 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 14 | 5312 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 18 | 4347 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 10 | 6457 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 21 | 3726 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 20 | 3806 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 28 | 3093 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 28 | 3066 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 39 | 2440 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 38 | 2430 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 46 | 2050 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 40 | 2257 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 18 | 3678 | <5 | — |
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Where Aaliyah is most popular
- New Mexico2.2×
- Nevada1.8×
- Rhode Island1.5×
- Hawaii1.5×
- Delaware1.5×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 100% · boys <1% across all years