Alijah is a distinctive choice, ranked #1153 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Alijah in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1153
US Rank #469
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About the Name Alijah
Alijah is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 49 places over five years. Its high point was #1268 in 2022, and it now sits at #1322. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2002.
Alijah is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Alijah in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #430, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Alijah
Alijah Arenas — Alijah Amani Arenas is an American college basketball player for the USC Trojans of the Big Ten Conference.
Alijah Martin — Alijah Randall Edwin Martin is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League.
Alijah Vera-Tucker — Solomon Alijah Lewis Vera-Tucker is an American professional football guard for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
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 Alijah
Unlikely. With around 25 UK babies named Alijah per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alijah in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Alijah is at its highest recorded position — #1,153 in 2025, with 25 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,273.
Alijah is more popular in the US (#430) than in the UK (#1322). 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 Alijah include: Alijah Arenas, Alijah Martin and Alijah Vera-Tucker. Short summaries for each appear below.
Alijah appears in the US top 500 at #430 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
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UK babies named Alijah (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 120 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Alijah
Almost certainly the only Alijah in the class
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UK Popularity (2002–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Alijah
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Alijah Randall Edwin Martin is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League.