Aaliyah
Variation of Aliya, Arabic
“heavens, highborn, exalted”
Mostly boys · Arabic
“helper”
Say it nuh-SEERPronunciation may vary by region.
A little maybe, saved for later.
The story behind the name
US birth records for 2025 list 617 boys named Nasir (rank #487).
For boys, the recorded count fell from 708 in 2024 to 617 in 2025.
A little perspective
Recorded US births over time
| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 487 | 617 |
| 2024 | Boys | 446 | 708 |
| 2023 | Boys | 426 | 742 |
| 2022 | Boys | 377 | 859 |
| 2021 | Boys | 357 | 907 |
| 2021 | Girls | 14,743 | 6 |
| 2020 | Boys | 360 | 865 |
| 2020 | Girls | 16,808 | 5 |
| 2019 | Boys | 355 | 929 |
| 2019 | Girls | 15,061 | 6 |
| 2018 | Boys | 363 | 912 |
| 2017 | Boys | 411 | 757 |
| 2016 | Boys | 454 | 681 |
| 2016 | Girls | 12,553 | 8 |
| 2015 | Boys | 509 | 564 |
| 2014 | Boys | 554 | 498 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
No nicknames are listed yet. The name can stand beautifully on its own.
We haven’t added verified variations for this spelling yet.
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