Alijah
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning my god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah.
How Alijah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #482 |
| 2016 | #509 |
| 2017 | #476 |
| 2018 | #489 |
| 2019 | #483 |
| 2020 | #446 |
| 2021 | #407 |
| 2022 | #469 |
| 2023 | #443 |
| 2024 | #430 |
| 2025 | #469 |
Alijah by the numbers
In 2025, 25 babies in England and Wales were named Alijah. In the US, 676 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 621 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Elijah
Like Alijah, each of these traces back to Elijah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eliamy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah255 in the US (2017)
- Eliotgod is my god; a form of Elijah205 in the US (2017)
- Eliyahmy god is yahweh; variant of Elijah19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eliahmy god is yahweh; a form of Elijah70 in the US (2017)
- Elyjahmy God is Yahweh; a modern respelling of Elijah67 in the US (2017)
- Elieascended; a form of Elijah44 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alijah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Alijah
Names that are said the same way as Alijah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Alaijah16 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Alijah, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Alijah
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