Aliya vs Asiyah
Aliya and Asiyahcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Aliya was ranked #502 and Asiyah #610 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aliya was ranked #544 and Asiyah #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aliya and Asiyah over time
Aliya and Asiyah appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Aliya held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Asiyah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aliya reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Asiyah in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Aliya and Asiyah were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #502 and #610.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Aliya held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Asiyah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aliya #367 in 2002, Asiyah #565 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aliya #502, Asiyah #610.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aliya | Asiyah |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #502 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #610 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aliya and Asiyah both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Aliya
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #491 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #367 among girls in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #502 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Asiyah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #565 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #610 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls