Alijah is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #4204 in 2022 with 34 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2001 with 85 births ranking #1996. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 10.5%. In 2022, approximately 1 in every 48,199 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.