Alijah is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #5606 in 2024 with 22 recorded births. This places Alijah in the top 32% 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 42.1%. In 2024, approximately 1 in every 73,327 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.