Around the globe, Aliyi (Aliyi 
) is quite a common boy's first name. The first name Aliyi is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria. Likewise, Aliyi is the last name as well as the forename.