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Alia

Gender

Male

Origin

Arabic
high, exalted
Hebrew

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Literary

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alia

Pronunciation

a-lia

Famous People

Actress Alia Shawkat, Writer Alia Mamdouh

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #550, 555 births); most recent 2025 (rank #587, 499 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025499
2024540
2023545
2022511
2021504
2020510
2019555
2018450
2017461
2016450

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #475, 92 births); most recent 2025 (rank #747, 49 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202549
202483
202347
202252
202150
202064
201967
201861
201776
201692

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #5010, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #188, 352 births); most recent 2023 (rank #198, 311 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–311
20223245
2021–256
20203237
2019–324
2018–352
2017–323
2016–339
2015–207
2014–194

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #437, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #528, 6 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20256
20246
20233
20223
20215
20208
20197
20184
20177
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #376, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #429, 7 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20257
20246
20234
20225
20213
2020–
20197
20189
20176
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #355, 4 births); most recent 2021 (rank #446, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20213
20203
20193
2018–
20174
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #285, 13 births); most recent 2022 (rank #545, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
20226
20217
20207
201913
2018–
2017–
20167
20158
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence