Spellings
Aaliyah or Aliyah?
In the US in 2025, 51% of babies in this name family were spelled Aaliyah and 23% Aliyah. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Aaliyah51% of the family2,607 born in 2025#101 among girls−47% since 2015Aliyah23% of the family1,188 born in 2025#263 among girls−40% since 2015Alia10% of the family499 born in 2025#587 among girls+6% since 2015Aliya6% of the family330 born in 2025#823 among girls+13% since 2015Aleah5% of the family265 born in 2025#965 among girls−63% since 2015Aliah4% of the family193 born in 2025#1,192 among girls−27% since 2015
Ten years ago
Aaliyah already led in 2015, with 57% of the family's births; it has 51% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 8,602 to 5,082 births (−41%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaliyah | 4,884 | 2,607 | −47% |
| Aliyah | 1,974 | 1,188 | −40% |
| Alia | 472 | 499 | +6% |
| Aliya | 293 | 330 | +13% |
| Aleah | 713 | 265 | −63% |
| Aliah | 266 | 193 | −27% |
How they sound
- Aaliyah /əˈliə/ (uh-LEE-uh)
- Aliyah /əˈliə/ (uh-LEE-uh)
- Alia /əˈliə/ (uh-LEE-uh)
- Aliya /əˈliə/ (uh-LEE-uh)
- Aleah /əˈliə/ (uh-LEE-uh)
- Aliah /əˈlaɪə/ (uh-LY-uh)
In France
In France in 2025: Aaliyah 305 births (#187 among girls), Aliyah 420 births (#120 among girls), Alia 245 births (#230 among girls), Aliya 340 births (#158 among girls) and Aliah 10 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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