Name Legacy

Aaliah

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Aaliah was most popular in 2009, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,558 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,039 people named Aaliah.

Most popular in2009
Rank that year#4,558
Births that year69
Total since 18801,039
Given to100% girls

Aaliah over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Aaliah’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Aaliah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Aaliah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,039 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Aaliah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org