The first name Alijah
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
A male given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 25 boys were named Alijah, making it the 1,153rd most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alijah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alijah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 651 boys born in the United States were named Alijah, the 469th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 762 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Alijah
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Alijah MartinAmerican basketball player (born 2001)
Questions
- How popular is the name Alijah?
- In 2025, 25 boys born in England and Wales were named Alijah, ranking 1,153rd.
- Is Alijah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 15,681 US babies named Alijah since 1880, 9% were girls and 91% boys.
- When was Alijah most popular?
- 2021 in the United States, when 762 babies were named Alijah, its highest rank at 408th.