What does Aliyah mean?

Aliyah means "ascent; high, lofty"

How do we pronounce Aliyah?

Aliyah \a-li-yah, al-iy-ah\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Aliyah is pronounced as AA-Liy-aa- 1.

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

What is the origin of Aliyah?

Aliyah is used predominantly in Arabic, English, and Hebrew, and it is derived from Hebrew and Arabic origins. Hebrew origin: Derived from the elements 'aliyah' ascent ; '´alah' to ascend, to go up. In Hebrew 'aliyah' (ascent) refers to the return of the Jews to the Promised Land of Israel. This occurred when the state of Israel was established in 1948. The form Aaliyah was popularized by the R&B singer and actress Aaliyah (1979-2001). Aliyah is a variant of the name nicknames for Alya (Russian and Arabic) in the Arabic language. The name Aliyah is used to a great extent; it has 35 variants that are used in both English and other languages. English variants comprise what does the name Aahliyah mean, short names for Aailiyah, short names for Aailyah, what does the name Aalaiya mean, Aaleah meaning of name, Aaleyah meaning of name, Aalia meaning and origin, meaning of Aalieyha, Aaliya name variations, Aaliyah meaning and origin (also used in Arabic), what does the name Aaliyaha mean, nicknames for Aaliyha, Aalliah name popularity, nicknames for Aalyah, Aalyiah meaning of name, nicknames for Aleah, what does the name Alee mean, name Aleeya origin, Aleiya pronounciation, meaning of Aleya, Aleyah name, nicknames for Aliah (also used in Arabic and Hebrew), short names for Alieya, Aliye meaning and origin, Aliyiah name variations, Aliyyah name variations, Alliyah pronounciation, meaning of Alliyia, what does the name Alya mean, Jaliyah meaning and origin, and meaning of Kaliyah. Other English forms comprise the spelling variants Alea meaning of name, baby name Alia (also used in Arabic), and Aliya meaning and origin (also used in African, Arabic, Hebrew, and Swahili). A variant of Aliyah used in other languages is Aliyya pronounciation (Arabic). Aliyah is popular as a baby name for girls, and it regarded as trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1990s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. At the modest height of its usage in 2010, 0.110% of baby girls were named Aliyah. It ranked at #143 then. Within all girl names in its group, Aliyah was the 2nd most popular after meaning of Aaliyah in 2010. The name was twice as popular as Aliyah in that year.

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The baby name Aliyah fun facts:

The name Aliyah in reverse order is "Hayila".

The numerological value of the name Aliyah is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Aliyah?

Aliyah is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.11%
20130.12%
20120.13%
20110.13%
20100.12%
20090.11%
20080.09%
20070.08%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames