Recorded 2003–2023 Boys' name Peak 2011 73 births

Ahlijah — boys' name

73 babies named Ahlijah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s282010s342020s11
2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Ahlijah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

13 babies were named Ahlijah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ahlijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Ahlijah between 2003 and 2023, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ahlijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ahlijah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ahlijah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ahlijah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 73 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ahlijah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

73

Since 2003

21 years of records

Peak year

2011

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2003

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ahlijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2003

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2011)
13
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 2023202120182017201520112009200820062003 6

Ahlijah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
34 births that decade — 47% of Ahlijah's all-time total
2000s282010s342020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ahlijah?
73 babies have been named Ahlijah since 2003. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2011 with 13 births.
When was Ahlijah most popular?
Ahlijah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Ahlijah been used?
Ahlijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 21 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ahlijah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ahlias, Ahlegend, Ahlee. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.