Alia is a distinctive choice, ranked #747 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Alia in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#747
US Rank #587
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About the Name Alia
Alia is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 121 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #475 in 2016 โ and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Alia is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Alia in their class.
In the US it sits at #559 โ notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
โญ Famous People Named Alia
Hyacinth Alia โ Hyacinth Iormem Alia is a Nigerian Catholic cleric and politician who has been a serving governor of Benue State since 29 May 2023.
Alia Tabbaa โ Princess Alia Tabbaa is the first wife of Prince Faisal bin Hussein.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Alia
Unlikely. With around 49 UK babies named Alia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alia in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Alia is declining: down 143 places since 2020, to #747 in 2025. It peaked at #475 in 2016.
Alia is more popular in the UK (#483) than in the US (#559). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Alia include: Hyacinth Alia, Alia Tabbaa and Alia Sazana Azahari. Short summaries for each appear below.
Alia ranks #559 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
49
UK babies named Alia (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 143 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Alia
Almost certainly the only Alia in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Alia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ramiz Alia was an Albanian politician serving as the second and last leader of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania from 1985 to 1991, serving as First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania.
Alia Baha ud-din Toukan (Arabic: ุนููุงุก ุจูุงุก ุงูุฏูู ุทููุงู, romanized: 'ฤliyฤ' Bahฤสพ ud-Dฤซn แนฌลซqฤn; 25 December 1948 โ 9 February 1977), also known as Alia Al Hussein (Arabic: ุนููุงุก ุงูุญุณูู), was Queen of Jordan as the third wife of King Hussein from their marriage on 24 December 1972 until her death in a helicopter crash in 1977.