Aliyu is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “to be exalted high.” In England & Wales it was given to 3 boys in 2015.
Aliyu belongs to the Muslim & Arabic and African tradition. Its meaning — “to be exalted high” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
Aliyu does not appear in US Social Security records, which publish every name given to at least five babies in a year. That says nothing about its standing at home — many of the world's best-loved names are simply rare in America.
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Aliyu means “to be exalted high” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Aliyu is a boy name. In England & Wales, 3 babies received the name in 2015.
Aliyu comes from the Muslim & Arabic and African tradition.
In England & Wales, Aliyu was given to 3 babies in 2015 and 9 times in total since 1996, in Office for National Statistics records. It does not appear in US Social Security records.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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