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Alia

100% girls · #587 in the US for girls, 2025

Alia has been given to about 14,028 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 13,842
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 555
  • Born in 2025499
  • All time14,028
  • England & Wales, 2025#761 · 49

How popular is Alia?

Alia ranks 587th among American girls in 2025, with 499 born that year. Its best year was 2019, when 555 babies were given the name, ranking 550th. The typical living American called Alia is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in Connecticut, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.

Names that sound like Alia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aliya0.90
  2. Talia0.85
  3. Malia0.85
  4. Dalia0.85
  5. Kalia0.85
  6. Aria0.81
  7. Asia0.81
  8. Alaia0.81

Middle names for Alia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Alia Josephine0.84
  2. Alia Rose0.83
  3. Alia Louise0.83
  4. Alia June0.82
  5. Alia Pearl0.82
  6. Alia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Alia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Reinasister · 0.99
  2. Raynasister · 0.99
  3. Omaribrother · 0.99
  4. Kennasister · 0.99
  5. Chaimbrother · 0.99
  6. Samsonbrother · 0.98

Where Alia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Connecticut0.05%
  2. Nevada0.03%
  3. New York0.03%
  4. New Jersey0.03%
  5. Texas0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Alia White0.78
  2. Alia Reyes0.78
  3. Alia Nguyen0.78
  4. Alia Moore0.78
  5. Alia Lee0.78
  6. Alia Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Alia

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Alia across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.