Feminine dossier · first seen 1976

Aaliyah

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Aaliyah
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2012

Peak era

2012

Peak rank proxy

5,522

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1976Peak 20122024

Peak year

2012

Decline from peak

51.1%

2024

2,703

All-time

107,314

Aaliyah is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2012, when 5,522 girls were named Aaliyah.

In 2024, only 2,703 girls were given the name.

Down 51.1% from its peak.

All told, about 107,314 Americans have been named Aaliyah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1976.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2012

20125,522 girls named Aaliyah

20242,703 girls named Aaliyah

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