Alirah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 8 babies a year in the US.
Alirah by the numbers
Alirah was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Alirah
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alirah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Aliyahexalted or ascent1,897 in the US (2017)
- Amirahprincess; noblewoman189 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aliahexalted or ascent; a respelling of Aliyah226 in the US (2017)
- Alizaha form of Aliza; joyful or cheerful73 in the US (2017)
- Aairahair or lion; variant of aira33 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alinahvariant of Alina, noble or exalted32 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Alirah
Names that are said the same way as Alirah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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