Alijah: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “my God is Yahweh”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- uh-LYE-juh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (90% of all uses)
Variant spelling influenced by Elijah or Aliyah; as a personal name it is usually treated as a modern spelling variant of Elijah. The underlying Hebrew name is Eliyahu.
How popular is Alijah?
Babies named Alijah in 2024756
2024 rank#430 boys
Peak year2021
Total US babies since 188015,002
Alijah has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Alijah
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Alijah questions
What does the name Alijah mean?
Alijah means "my God is Yahweh". It comes from Hebrew. Variant spelling influenced by Elijah or Aliyah; as a personal name it is usually treated as a modern spelling variant of Elijah. The underlying Hebrew name is Eliyahu.
Is Alijah a boy or girl name?
Alijah is mainly a boy's name in US records (90% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Alijah?
756 US babies were named Alijah in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.
How do you pronounce Alijah?
Alijah is usually pronounced uh-LYE-juh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.