Is Aalyah a boy or girl name?

Aalyah is a girl’s name. Of the 738 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Aalyah

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Aalyah was most popular in 2002, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,869 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 738 people named Aalyah.

Aalyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Aalyah’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Aalyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Aalyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 738 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.

Names that peaked alongside Aalyah

Where Aalyah 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