Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Alijah

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
The Lord Is My God

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #407, 762 births); most recent 2025 (rank #469, 651 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #1994, 85 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7491, 14 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202565114
202473422
202369918
202265334
202176230
202066747
201960556
201859055
201761961
201658856

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

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1153, 25 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #3608, 6 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202525–
202420–
202319–
202221–
202117–
202020–
20199–
201818–
201713–
2016116

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 Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #560, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20255
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

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