Is Alijah a boy or girl name?
Alijah is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 22 girls and 734 boys were named Alijah, so 2.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 9.6% of the 15,002 US babies named Alijah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #430
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,606
- Babies named Alijah since 1987
- 15,002
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 792 babies
Boys and girls named Alijah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 533 | 265 | 33.2% |
| 2000s | 3,645 | 570 | 13.5% |
| 2010s | 5,863 | 449 | 7.1% |
| 2020s | 3,515 | 151 | 4.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 734 | #430 | 22 | #5,606 |
| 2023 | 699 | #443 | 18 | #6,414 |
| 2022 | 653 | #470 | 34 | #4,204 |
| 2021 | 762 | #407 | 30 | #4,509 |
| 2020 | 667 | #447 | 47 | #3,280 |
| 2019 | 605 | #483 | 56 | #2,924 |
| 2018 | 590 | #489 | 55 | #2,964 |
| 2017 | 619 | #476 | 61 | #2,781 |
| 2016 | 588 | #509 | 56 | #2,968 |
| 2015 | 621 | #482 | 85 | #2,211 |
| 2014 | 580 | #484 | 29 | #4,774 |
| 2013 | 525 | #509 | 24 | #5,497 |
| 2012 | 600 | #454 | 28 | #4,973 |
| 2011 | 582 | #458 | 24 | #5,554 |
| 2010 | 553 | #470 | 31 | #4,612 |
| 2009 | 580 | #471 | 42 | #3,739 |
| 2008 | 587 | #470 | 48 | #3,422 |
| 2007 | 468 | #550 | 40 | #3,920 |
| 2006 | 418 | #585 | 71 | #2,555 |
| 2005 | 379 | #596 | 50 | #3,127 |
| 2004 | 333 | #633 | 56 | #2,852 |
| 2003 | 300 | #658 | 67 | #2,440 |
| 2002 | 266 | #684 | 56 | #2,709 |
| 2001 | 172 | #909 | 85 | #1,996 |
| 2000 | 142 | #1,027 | 55 | #2,673 |
| 1999 | 133 | #1,039 | 53 | #2,642 |
| 1998 | 104 | #1,189 | 56 | #2,461 |
| 1997 | 91 | #1,263 | 38 | #3,106 |
| 1996 | 79 | #1,360 | 38 | #3,095 |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,915 | 27 | #3,880 |
| 1994 | 33 | #2,348 | 24 | #4,246 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,143 | 17 | #5,424 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,579 | 6 | #11,790 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,958 | 6 | #11,552 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,842 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,968 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,986 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alijah reached #407 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #1,996 in 2001. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.