Alijah
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Alijah
A little bit Aliyah and a little bit Elijah equals an invented name that moves into the girls' column with its choice by Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Bassett for their daughter. While there is good reason for this name to feel feminine, if you're not aware of the spelling variation, you're likely to just hear Elijah, both traditional and popular for boys. Then again, Noa is doing well for girls, so it wouldn't feel entirely out of place.
Alijah for boys#469 US
Elijah is in the US Top 10 and is popular across New Zealand, The Netherlands, and The UK. Spelling variation Alijah however only appears in the US charts, where it has ranked in the Top 1000 since 2001. Given to 700 boys in a recent year, for every one baby Alijah, there are 16 Elijahs.
Derived from the Hebrew name Eliyahu, Elijah is composed of the elements ’el and yah which both refer to God. Alijah could be said to mean the same, although the change of initial could link it to the Hebrew element ala meaning "to rise, to ascend", to create the meaning "to ascend to God" , as in the name Aliyah.
This spelling variant changes the nickname for Eli to Ali, or perhaps EJ to AJ.
Pronounced uh-LY-juh.
As of October 2026, Alijah ranked #7505 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1996 in 2001.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,774 | 29 | #484 | 580 |
| 2015 | #2,211 | 85 | #482 | 621 |
| 2016 | #2,968 | 56 | #509 | 588 |
| 2017 | #2,781 | 61 | #476 | 619 |
| 2018 | #2,964 | 55 | #489 | 590 |
| 2019 | #2,924 | 56 | #483 | 605 |
| 2020 | #3,280 | 47 | #447 | 667 |
| 2021 | #4,509 | 30 | #407 | 762 |
| 2022 | #4,204 | 34 | #470 | 653 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #443 | 699 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #430 | 734 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #469 | 651 |
World rankings
Alijah for boys
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Famous Alijahs
- Alijah Kai Haggins (b. 2004)Girl
daughter of actress Tichina Arnold and producer Carvin Haggins
- Alijah Mary Baskett (b. 2014)Girl
daughter of model and TV personality Kendra Wilkinson and football player Hank Baskett
- Alijah Carsares Stoudmire (b. 2013)Boy
son of American professional basketball player Amar'e Stoudemire