How Many People Are Named Aliya?
An estimated 10,569 people in the United States have the first name Aliya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Aliya peaked in popularity in 2012 with 483 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aliya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Aliya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Aliya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
10,569
About 1 in 32,430 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2012
483 births
Total Registered
10,743
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aliya
Aliya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,743 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aliya as a female name
Ranked #851 in 2024
316 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (483 births)
Aliya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aliya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,764 babies were registered. While Aliya is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Aliya by Decade
How has Aliya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Aliya by State
Birth registrations for Aliya span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Alaska, New Mexico. On average, about 215 Aliyas were registered per state.
Aliya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aliya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Aliya
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Aliya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aliya?
We estimate approximately 10,569 people named Aliya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 32,430 Americans share this first name.
Is Aliya a common name?
Aliya is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,743 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aliya most popular?
Aliya reached peak popularity in 2012, when 483 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aliya is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aliya a female name?
Aliya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aliya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aliya Smith, Aliya Johnson, Aliya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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