Aliyar
Aliyar is one of the tributaries of the river Kannadipuzha. Kannadipuzha is one of the main tributaries of the river Bharathapuzha, the second-longest river in Kerala, south India. Its source is the Aliyar reserve forest in Aliyar near Pollachi in Tamil Nadu. From 1959 - 1969, a dam was built on it, which facilitated the flow of water from Aliyar Reservoir.
Meaning & Origin of Aliyar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aliyar is one of the tributaries of the river Kannadipuzha. Kannadipuzha is one of the main tributaries of the river Bharathapuzha, the second-longest river in Kerala, south India. Its source is the Aliyar reserve forest in Aliyar near Pollachi in Tamil Nadu. From 1959 - 1969, a dam was built on it, which facilitated the flow of water from Aliyar Reservoir.
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The Story of Aliyar
Aliyar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2019, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 21 Aliyars were born — ranking #4,625 that year. As of 2026, Aliyar ranks #7,259 for baby boys with 9 births, gradually falling (-15%). In total, more than 75 Aliyars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aliyar
Aliyar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 75 births in the dataset. Aliyar's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #4,625. Use the chart and map above to compare Aliyar's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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