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Aaliyah Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Aaliyah?

In 2018 the popular name Aaliyah, ranked the 65th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Aaliyah has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #36 in 2012 with 5,508 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Aaliyah in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1975.

Approximately during the years 1975-1978, 1989-1997, and 1999-2002, the name Aaliyah took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1980-1985, and 2013-2017.

Aaliyah became more popular as a girls name in 1976.

Aaliyah's popularity has steadily increased for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Aaliyah has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Aaliyah?

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Aaliyah is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Aaliyah (Girl)Aaliyah (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 3,811 65 < 5 --
2017 4,174 57 7 9,664
2016 4,641 53 < 5 --
2015 4,863 47 5 12,064
2014 4,883 45 5 12,089
2013 5,233 37 12 6,593
2012 5,508 36 7 9,697
2011 5,120 46 < 5 --
2010 4,664 56 6 10,759
2009 4,370 63 < 5 --
2008 4,040 76 < 5 --
2007 3,957 83 < 5 --
2006 3,744 90 < 5 --
2005 3,457 93 10 7,095
2004 3,490 94 11 6,521
2003 3,673 90 6 9,577
2002 4,778 64 8 7,638
2001 3,352 96 8 7,528
2000 1,496 211 < 5 --
1999 1,088 286 < 5 --
1998 1,399 222 5 9,629
1997 1,739 176 < 5 --
1996 831 335 < 5 --
1995 1,255 225 < 5 --
1994 1,451 202 6 7,772
1993 22 4,523 < 5 --
1992 25 4,086 < 5 --
1991 15 5,948 < 5 --
1990 12 6,863 < 5 --
1989 14 5,834 < 5 --
1988 17 4,839 < 5 --
1987 14 5,313 < 5 --
1986 18 4,348 < 5 --
1985 10 6,452 < 5 --
1984 21 3,725 < 5 --
1983 20 3,803 < 5 --
1982 28 3,092 < 5 --
1981 28 3,063 < 5 --
1980 39 2,441 < 5 --
1979 38 2,429 < 5 --
1978 46 2,050 < 5 --
1977 40 2,257 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.