Alijha
The Story of Alijha
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Alijha as a girl name dates back to 1997, when 6 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Alijha — #12,070 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Alijha on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Alijha last appeared in the published SSA data in 2000, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Alijha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2003, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2003: 6 births, good for #9,581 nationwide. About 54% of every Alijha on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Alijha last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 48 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Alijha
Alijha is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 48 births in the dataset. Alijha's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #9,581. Use the chart and map above to compare Alijha'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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