Unisex name · since 1987
Alijah
Alijah has 14,231 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,007 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #470 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,231
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
14,231 babies have been named Alijah since 1987, making it today's #470 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Alijah recorded 14,231 times among boys since 1987, holding rank #470 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #1,007 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #470 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 14,231 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alijah ranks #1,007 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #470 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,231 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,007 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #470 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,231
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alijah's 14,231 recorded births place it above 97.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Alijah compares
14,231 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alijah's all-time total is 39x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alijah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,231 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 762 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alijah's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 762, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alijah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 762
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Alijah popularity over time - girls
1,450 total births recorded since 1991 (Alijah as girls' name)
Alijah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,865 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Alijah's strongest decade.
5,865 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Alijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 533
1990s
533 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,646 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,865 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,176 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,865 births (41% of all-time use).
How Alijah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alijah's total volume
Alijah by state
Where Alijah concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,645 | 11.6% |
| #2 | California | | 1,558 | 10.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 994 | 7.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 594 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 562 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 559 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 547 | 3.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 529 | 3.7% |
1,645 of 14,231 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Alijah appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alijah's data
- Alijah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,865 total births) through the 2020s (4,176) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Alijahs (1,645 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alijah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alijah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.