unisex name
Alyjah
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 391
Alyjah is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 13% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2008, when 25 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Alyjah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 29 |
| 2000s | 160 |
| 2010s | 134 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 68 |
How popular is Alyjah?
In 2025, Alyjah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alyjah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alyjah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alyjah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alyjah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alyjah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alyjah
How popular is the name Alyjah?
In 2025, Alyjah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Alyjah a girl's or a boy's name?
Alyjah is used for both girls and boys. About 13% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Alyjah most popular?
Alyjah peaked in 2008, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Alyjah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alyjah currently ranks #9,639 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.