Baby name
Aalyah
/ah-LEE-ah/
Meaning
“High, exalted, sublime, lofty; ascent”
Derived from the Arabic word 'āliyah', meaning 'high', 'exalted', 'sublime', or 'lofty'. Also related to Hebrew 'aliyah', signifying 'ascent'.
How it ages.
Aalyah feels current and increasingly familiar while still standing apart from the most common choices.
The cultural moment.
Aalyah is seeing a moderate rise in France and has become more familiar in recent years.