Alijah is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #3127 in 2005 with 50 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2001 with 85 births ranking #1996. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 31.6%. In 2005, approximately 1 in every 36,954 girls born was named Alijah. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Alijah is a modern spelling variant of Elijah and carries the same meaning, "my God is Yahweh". It keeps the biblical roots of Elijah while giving the name a more contemporary look.
The deeper origin is ancient Hebrew, but the Alijah spelling is modern. Its rise reflects the wider popularity of Elijah and similar biblical names with fresh-looking spellings.