Is Alliyah a boy or girl name?

Alliyah is a girl’s name. Of the 3,013 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Alliyah

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Alliyah was most popular in 2002, when 173 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,073 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,013 people named Alliyah.

Alliyah over time

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

Is Alliyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Alliyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,013 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 Alliyah

Where Alliyah 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