Alijah has been given to about 15,681 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.
Alijah ranks 469th among American boys in 2025, with 665 born that year. Its best year was 2021, when 792 babies were given the name, ranking 408th. The typical living American called Alijah is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.
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.