Alijah vs Ali

Side-by-side comparison of Alijah and Ali — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Alijah

Boy name · Rank #430

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Name B

Ali

Boy name · Rank #324

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Metric Alijah Ali
Current Rank #430 #324
Total Births (all years) 13,567 33,255
Peak Year 2021 2022
Peak Year Births 762 1,124
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Alijah Ali
1910ss — 5
1920ss — 23
1930ss — 50
1940ss — 65
1950ss — 166
1960ss — 408
1970ss — 1,733
1980ss 11 2,848
1990ss 533 5,136
2000ss 3,645 7,733
2010ss 5,863 9,863
2020ss 3,515 5,225

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alijah Ali
2014 580 1,010
2015 621 1,061
2016 588 1,087
2017 619 1,116
2018 590 1,093
2019 605 1,069
2020 667 1,016
2021 762 958
2022 653 1,124
2023 699 1,066
2024 734 1,061

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1987–2024.

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