Aliya
given name · Latin script
Meaning: high, lofty, sublime; fem
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ˈælɪjɐ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Aliya is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Russia than in any other country. In Kazakhstan it is the 34th most common given name.
- AZAzerbaijan≈1 in 3.6K(inferred from the name graph)
- PKPakistan≈1 in 8.8K
- KZKazakhstan≈1 in 306as Алия
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Aliya itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Russia (inferred from the name graph)
- 3 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 328 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 3.6K (inferred from the name graph)
≈73,000 named Алия, est.
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Azerbaijan, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Locally spelled Алия in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan, KG Kyrgyzstan and 1 more and Alya in TR Türkiye, MY Malaysia.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
high, lofty, sublime; fem. of Ali. See Ali (m.). Comp. Alyaa -lilc, sky. Al-‘Aliyya b. Ayfa’: a sahaabia
Sources 1
- A Dictionary of Muslim Names
Attested across 9 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Aliya counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RU Russia | #137 | ≈73,000 est. | ≈1 in 1.9K | #94 | Алия | 163 |
| US United States | — | 69,241as Aaliyah | 1 in 4.8K | 69K | Aliya | 328 |
| KZ Kazakhstan | #34 | ≈62,000 est. | ≈1 in 306 | 15K | Алия | 70 |
| PK Pakistan | #406 | ≈27,000 est. | ≈1 in 8.8K | listed | Aliya | 69 |
| TR Türkiye | #981 | ≈14,000 est. | ≈1 in 5.8K | 8.7K | Alya | 36 |
| MY Malaysia | #608 | ≈9,200 est. | ≈1 in 3.6K | 3 | Alya | 37 |
| AE United Arab Emirates | #495 | ≈6,400 est. | ≈1 in 1.6K | — | Aliya | 65 |
| KG Kyrgyzstan | #67 | ≈3,000 est. | ≈1 in 2K | 1.4K | Алия | 24 |
| AZ Azerbaijan | #384 | ≈2,800 est. | ≈1 in 3.6K | 303 | Алия | 28 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Bureau of National Statistics — birth registrations; Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; TÜİK NIP — newborn names; State Registration Service — most popular newborn names; This page lists the top 100 names in Malaysia for boys and girls, published by Students of the World.; Azerbaijan Ministry of Justice — Civil Registry Name Statistics. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Aliya is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Arabic, high, lofty, exalted; feminine of Aali
as a nameA Dictionary of Muslim Names
Exalted.
as a nameThe African book of names
In Arabic, highest social standing, lofty, sublime; feminine of Ali
as a nameA Dictionary of Muslim Names
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Aliya Moldagulovab. 1925KZSoviet Kazakh sniper and Heroine of the Soviet Union (1925–1944)
- Queen Alia of Jordanb. 1948JOnot in their usual nameQueen Consort of Jordan (1972-1977)
- Alia Janineb. 1978USnot in their usual namecomedian and pornographic performer (b. 1978)
- Aliya Nazarbayevab. 1980KZKazakh businesswoman
- Isis Loveb. 1980USnot in their usual nameAmerican pornographic actress
- Alia Atkinsonb. 1988JMnot in their usual nameJamaican swimmer
- Alia Shawkatb. 1989USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress
- Alia Saburb. 1989USnot in their usual nameAmerican mathematician
- Alia Bhattb. 1993GBnot in their usual nameBritish actress
- Aliya Mustafinab. 1994RURussian gymnast
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 76 sources across 47 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 9.2K | #2,596 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 330 | — |
| AZ Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan Ministry of Justice — Civil Registry Name Statistics | — | 119 | — |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 34 | #2,596 |
Reference works 4
- Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Ismlar.com — Uzbek given-name dictionary (meanings, gender, origin)
- Ethiopian name tokens (GitHub lehagere/ethiopian-names, 40/60 condominium list)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you pronounce Aliya?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈælɪjɐ/ (IPA) for Hindi.
- Where does the name Aliya come from?
- high, lofty, sublime; fem. of Ali. See Ali (m.). Comp. Alyaa -lilc, sky. Al-‘Aliyya b. Ayfa’: a sahaabia Recorded by A Dictionary of Muslim Names.
- What does the name Aliya mean?
- Recorded meaning: high, lofty, sublime; fem.
- Is Aliya a male or female name?
- Aliya is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- What are other forms of the name Aliya?
- In the etymology graph, Aliye, Aliyah and Aliyyah are forms of the same name in other languages.
- In which country does Aliya have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 73 thousand people named Алия in Russia, more than in any other country we hold.
- How common is the name Aliya?
- In the United States, the national register counted 69,241 people named Aaliyah in 2020, about 1 in 4.8 thousand residents.
- How common is Aliya compared with other names?
- In Russia, Aliya is the 137th most common given name of 472,143 given names recorded there.
What do you want to know about Aliya?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/aliyaThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Aliya” — the 137th most common given name in Russia. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.