Recorded 2003–2017 Unisex name Peak 2003 48 births

Alijha — boys' name

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

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The verdict

48 boys have been named Alijha since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.

48
total births
2003–2017
years on record
2010s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Alijha was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

6 babies were named Alijha in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alijha

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Alijha between 2003 and 2017, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alijha currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Alijha is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 1997.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alijha performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Alijha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alijha 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 48 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.

Alijha at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

48

Since 2003

15 years of records

Peak year

2003

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2003

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2017

Alijha popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2003

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2003)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 201720152013201220102008200720062003 6

Alijha popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 1997 (Alijha as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20001997 6

Alijha by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
26 births that decade — 54% of Alijha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alijha?
48 babies have been named Alijha since 2003. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2003 with 6 births.
When was Alijha most popular?
Alijha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Is Alijha a unisex name?
Yes, Alijha is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 48 births, and as a girl's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Alijha been used?
Alijha has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 15 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Alijha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ali, Alijah, Alistair, Alice, and 4 more. 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, 2003–2017 (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.