| [ syll. a-li-ya, al-iya ] The girl name Aliya is pronounced ahLIY-ah KEY. Aliya's origin, as well as its use, is in the Hebrew and Arabic languages. Aliya is a variant of Alya (Arabic). Aliya is also a Hebrew variant of Aliyah (English 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 2005, 0.019% of baby girls were given the name Aliya. Its ranking then was #698. In 2007, it ranked at #738 with a usage of 0.019%. Out of the group of girl names directly linked to Aliya, Aliyah (English and Arabic) was the most popular. Its use outnumbered Aliya's by 4 times in 2007. Baby names that sound like Aliya include Aliyah (English and Arabic), Aaliyah (English), Aliyya (Arabic), Aliyyah (Arabic), Ayala (Hebrew), Elia (English and French), Aalya (Arabic), Ailsa (Scottish), Ali (English and Arabic), Alie (Dutch), Allie (English), Ally (English), Alya (Arabic), Olesia (Polish), Ulla (German and Scandinavian), Ulli (German), and Al (English). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Aliya: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"
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