Aalias
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "the most exalted, supreme one".
Name Census estimates that about 11 living Americans carry the first name Aalias. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Aalias today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aalias births was 2023 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aalias. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Aalias. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
11
~ 1 in 31,159,485 Americans
Peak year
2023
6 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2023 SSA rank
#10,813
Tracked since 2005
Popularity
Aalias: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aalias from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 6 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aalias by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aalias during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aalias
The name Aalias is of ancient Arabic origin, stemming from the word 'ali' which means 'supreme' or 'exalted'. It is believed to have been derived from the name of the Prophet Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, Ali ibn Abi Talib, who was revered as the first Imam by Shia Muslims.
Aalias has been recorded in various historical texts and scriptures from the Middle East and North Africa, where it was widely used among Muslim communities. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the 9th-century Kitab al-Aghani, a seminal work on Arabic poetry and music, which mentions an individual named Aalias ibn al-Muhallab.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Aalias. One of the most prominent was Aalias ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (767-820 CE), a renowned Islamic jurist and theologian who founded the Shafi'i school of Sunni jurisprudence. Another was Aalias ibn al-Husayn al-Mas'udi (c. 896-956 CE), a celebrated Arab historian and geographer known for his extensive travels and writings.
In the 11th century, Aalias ibn Isa al-Asturlabi (c. 1020-1070 CE) was a renowned astronomer and mathematician from al-Andalus (modern-day Spain), who made significant contributions to the development of astronomical instruments and the study of celestial mechanics.
The name Aalias also appears in Persian literature, with one notable figure being Aalias ibn Abi al-Rija (c. 1048-1121 CE), a celebrated Persian poet and philosopher who was highly regarded for his mastery of the Arabic language and his profound writings on mysticism.
During the Ottoman Empire, Aalias Pasha (c. 1455-1517 CE) was a prominent military commander and statesman who served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Selim I.
People
Aalias + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aalias as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aalias: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aalias?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 11 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aalias going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 31,159,485 US residents.
Is Aalias a common name?
We classify Aalias as "Very Rare". It ranks above 30.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 11 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aalias most popular?
The single biggest year for Aalias was 2023, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aalias is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aalias in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aalias a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aalias in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aalias still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aalias in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aalias can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Aalias?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Aalias at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.