Aliya - Meaning of Aliya

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[ 3 syll. a-li-ya, al-iya ] The baby girl name Aliya is pronounced aa-LIY-aa- †. Aliya is of Hebrew and Arabic origin, and it is predominantly used in the African, Arabic, English, Hebrew, and Swahili languages.

Aliya is an African, Arabic, English, Hebrew, and Swahili variant spelling of Aliyah (Arabic, English, and Hebrew).

Aliya is also an Arabic variant transcription of Alya (Russian and Arabic).

See also the related categories, swahili, english, hebrew, and arabic.

Aliya is a somewhat popular baby name for girls. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1990s; before that, it was of only irregular use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2012, 0.025% of baby girls were given the name Aliya. Its ranking then was #597. In 2018, it ranked at #915 with a usage of 0.016%. Out of the group of girl names directly linked to Aliya, Aliyah was the most popular. Its use outnumbered Aliya's by 6 times in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Aliya include Alea, Alia, Aliah, Aliyah, Aliyya, Aailyah, Ahalya, Ahilya, Alaia, Alala, Alaula, Aleah, Alile, Aloha, Alohi, Ayala, Ayalah, Eulalie, Iola, and Iole.

† Pronunciation for Aliya: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"