Is Aalyiah a boy or girl name?

Aalyiah is a girl’s name. Of the 808 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Aalyiah

Recorded 1994–2024 · United States

Aalyiah was most popular in 2011, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,473 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 808 people named Aalyiah.

Aalyiah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Aalyiah’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Aalyiah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Aalyiah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 808 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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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org