Alyjah

A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning my God is Yahweh; a form of Aliyah.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Alyjah by the numbers

Alyjah was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 21 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Aliyah

Like Alyjah, each of these traces back to Aliyah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Aliyahexalted or ascent1,897 in the US (2017)
  • Alayahexalted or ascent; a form of Aliyah109 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aliahexalted or ascent; a respelling of Aliyah226 in the US (2017)
  • Aliyanaexalted; a modern spelling of Aliyah182 in the US (2017)
  • Alyanaexalted; a modern spelling of Aliyah83 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aleyahexalted or ascent; a modern respelling of Aliyah96 in the US (2017)
  • Aaleyahascending, going up; a form of Aliyah95 in the US (2017)
  • Alaiyahexalted or ascent; a modern respelling of Aliyah17 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alyjah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Abijahmy father is Yah18 in the US (2017)
  • Alijathe exalted; a form of Ali5 in the US (2017)
  • Allahthe god; the deity5 in the US (2017)
  • Aalijah26 in the US (2017)
  • Alaijah16 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Alyjah

Names that are said the same way as Alyjah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Alijahmy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah676 in the US (2017)
  • Ahlijahmy father is yahweh; variant of Elijah9 in the US (2017)
  • Allijahmy god is yahweh; a form of Elijah5 in the US (2017)
  • Alayjah26 in the US (2017)
  • Alajah16 in the US (2017)
  • Alaija9 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean God

Like Alyjah, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh13,294 in the US (2017)
  • Michaelwho is like God?12,612 in the US (2017)
  • DanielGod is my judge11,654 in the US (2017)
  • Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
  • SamuelGod has heard10,339 in the US (2017)

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