Alija
Alija is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Bosnian
Meaning & Origin of Alija
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alija is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bosnian
The Story of Alija
As a girl name
American parents first put Alija on the record books as a girl name in 1995, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 10 Alijas were born — ranking #9,482 that year. About 61% of every Alija on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Alija last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 49 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Alija as a boy name dates back to 2001, when 7 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Alija — #6,775 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Alija on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Alija last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 125 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Alija
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Alija. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Alija
Phonetically similar names — useful when Alija is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Alija
Alija is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 125 births in the dataset. Alija's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #6,775. Use the chart and map above to compare Alija's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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