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Aaliyah

Arabicfeminine3 syllables

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Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).

Pronunciation

US English (ARPAbet): AA2 L IY1 AA2

This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.

Popularity

Aaliyah ranked #101 in US for 2025.

Source: SSA national baby names

Names Similar to Aaliyah

Aliyah

Ultimately from Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya). Ultimately from Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”)

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends H
  • same syllable count
  • similar length

Alliyah

A female given name from Hebrew borrowed from Arabic; a variant of the name Aliyah or Aaliyah.

Gender
feminine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends H
  • same syllable count
  • similar length

Farah

Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ, “joy”). Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ, “joy”).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends H
  • same syllable count
  • similar length

Farrah

Variant of Farrar, from Middle English ferreor (“iron worker, smith”). The given name was popularized by the American actress Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009). Her name is often…

Gender
feminine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends H
  • same syllable count
  • similar length

Fatih

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فاتح (Fâtih), from Arabic فَاتِح (fātiḥ).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends H
  • same syllable count
  • similar length

Marah

Borrowed from Arabic مَرَح (maraḥ). Borrowed from Hebrew מָרָה.

Gender
feminine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends H
  • same syllable count
  • similar length

Middle Names for Aaliyah

Abacar

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends R
  • balanced syllable contrast
  • good length contrast

Abdala

From Old Galician-Portuguese Abdalla, from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends A
  • balanced syllable contrast
  • good length contrast

Abdeslam

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends M
  • balanced syllable contrast
  • good length contrast
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Sibling Names for Aaliyah

Bahriye

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بحریه, from Arabic بَحْرِيَّة (baḥriyya).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
1 syllable
Ending
ends E
  • shared origin connection
  • balanced name length

Barack

Anglicized spelling, used by Luo speakers, of Barak, ostensibly as an Old Testament name. A cognate of the biblical Baruch.

Gender
masculine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends K
  • shared origin connection
  • balanced name length

Barak

From Hebrew בָּרָק (“lightning”). From Arabic بَارَك (bārak, “he who is blessed”). Cognate with the biblical name Baruch of Hebrew origin. The usage of the root ب ر ك (b r k)…

Gender
masculine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends K
  • shared origin connection
  • balanced name length
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