Feminine dossier · first seen 1971

Aliyah

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2011

Peak era

2011

Peak rank proxy

2,301

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1971Peak 20112024

Peak year

2011

Decline from peak

43%

2024

1,311

All-time

47,811

Aliyah 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 2011, when 2,301 girls were named Aliyah.

In 2024, only 1,311 girls were given the name.

Down 43% from its peak.

All told, about 47,811 Americans have been named Aliyah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1971.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2011

20112,301 girls named Aliyah

20241,311 girls named Aliyah

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