Alijah is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #5554 in 2011 with 24 recorded births. This places Alijah in the top 28% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2001 with 85 births ranking #1996. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 36.8%. In 2011, approximately 1 in every 73,284 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.