Boys' name · since 2000
Alijiah
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 58 babies named Alijiah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,068 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alijiah sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 58 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alijiah has been recorded 58 times among boys since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2020.
- #21,068 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 58 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alijiah ranks #21,068 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,068 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alijiah's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alijiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alijiah splits its recorded history at 2011: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alijiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2020
- Peak year (2008)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Alijiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (28 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Alijiah's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Alijiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Alijiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alijiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2000–2020 (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 Alijiah 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.