Aaliyan
The Story of Aaliyan
As a girl name
American parents first put Aaliyan on the record books as a girl name in 1994, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 10 Aaliyans were born — ranking #10,817 that year. About 41% of every Aaliyan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Aaliyan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 123 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Aaliyan as a boy name dates back to 2016, when 5 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Aaliyan — #7,642 in the national rankings. About 56% of every Aaliyan on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Aaliyan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 34 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Aaliyan
Aaliyan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 123 births in the dataset. Aaliyan's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #10,817. Use the chart and map above to compare Aaliyan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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