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Alijah Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Alijah?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Alijah, ranked the 489th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Alijah has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #453 in 2012.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2015 with 621 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Alijah was less than 5, most recently in 1988.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alijah occurred roughly during the years 1991-2008.

Alijah's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Alijah lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alijah?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Alijah still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Alijah (Girl)Alijah (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 54 2,988 589 489
2017 61 2,770 617 476
2016 56 2,963 584 510
2015 84 2,228 621 481
2014 29 4,770 580 484
2013 24 5,490 524 510
2012 28 4,969 599 453
2011 24 5,546 581 458
2010 31 4,607 552 470
2009 42 3,736 580 470
2008 48 3,419 586 470
2007 40 3,920 468 550
2006 71 2,553 418 585
2005 50 3,125 379 595
2004 56 2,849 333 633
2003 67 2,440 300 658
2002 56 2,709 266 684
2001 85 1,995 172 908
2000 55 2,672 142 1,025
1999 53 2,641 133 1,038
1998 56 2,460 104 1,189
1997 38 3,106 91 1,261
1996 38 3,091 79 1,360
1995 27 3,879 44 1,915
1994 24 4,243 33 2,346
1993 17 5,425 21 3,141
1992 6 11,788 12 4,579
1991 6 11,549 8 5,958
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.