Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Aaliyah

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #6580, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #12230, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #36, 5,499 births); most recent 2025 (rank #101, 2,607 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–2,607
2024–2,703
202352,857
2022–3,284
2021–3,613
2020–3,578
201953,672
2018–3,844
201774,195
2016–4,656

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #92, 533 births); most recent 2025 (rank #132, 368 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025368
2024339
2023356
2022385
2021385
2020397
2019352
2018406
2017434
2016478

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #187, 330 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023330
2022292
2021276
2020258
2019229
2018190
2017199
2016193
2015188
2014196

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #193, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #229, 19 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202519
202418
202314
202218
202119
20209
201926
201814
201723
201621

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #117, 38 births); most recent 2025 (rank #191, 21 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202521
202417
202326
202231
202138
202020
201925
201823
201725
201634

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #150, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #177, 10 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202510
20245
202310
202210
202111
20207
20199
201810
201715
201613

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #119, 28 births); most recent 2023 (rank #177, 17 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202317
202219
202122
202017
201919
201822
201726
201622
201523
201428

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence