Alia is a distinctive choice, ranked #483 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Alia in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#483
US Rank #559
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school โ standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #559 โ notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Alia
Unlikely. With around 83 UK babies named Alia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alia in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Alia is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 121 places over the last five years to #483 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 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.; Alia Sazana Azahari โ Alia Sazana Azahari is a Malaysian sport shooter..
Alia ranks #559 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
83
UK babies named Alia (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 121 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
Likely around 1 other Alia in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Alia Sazana Azahari is a Malaysian sport shooter. She competed in the women's 25 metre pistol event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the bronze medal.
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. He was also the country's head of state from 1982 to 1992.
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.