Alyiah Girl

How popular is Alyiah?

#13,204 girl name in 2025

6 baby girls were named Alyiah in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.

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1,031living people named Alyiah (est.)
18median age of people named Alyiah
1,040babies named Alyiah since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025

Alyiah popularity over time

04080 18801900192019401960198020002020
Rank in 2025#13,204 for girls (▼ 4263 from 2024)
Babies in 20256 girls
10-year trendFalling fast (-80% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#4,583 in 2015, #6,079 in 2020
Peak year2009 (64 girls)
Highest rank#2,751 in 2010
First recorded1994
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Alyiah counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Aaliyah family of names ranked #69 for girls in 2025 (#60 the year before), with 4,207 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Aaliyah 2,607 62%
Aliyah 1,188 28%
Aliya 330 8%
Aaliya 45 1%
Alliyah 18 0%
Alyiah 6 0%
Ahliyah 6 0%
Alyia 7 0%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Alyiah by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1990s138#3,544
2000s477#2,778
2010s362#2,751
2020s63#6,079

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Questions

Is Alyiah a boy or girl name?
Alyiah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Alyiah were girls.
How popular is the name Alyiah?
6 baby girls were named Alyiah in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
When was Alyiah most popular?
Alyiah peaked in 2009, when 64 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,751 in 2010.
How many people are named Alyiah?
1,040 babies have been named Alyiah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,031 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.