boy's name
Lijah
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 238
Lijah is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 19 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
Lijah 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 | 5 |
| 2000s | 47 |
| 2010s | 97 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 80 |
How popular is Lijah?
In 2025, Lijah was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Lijah is used
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 Lijah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lijah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lijah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lijah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lijah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lijah
How popular is the name Lijah?
In 2025, Lijah was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lijah a girl's or a boy's name?
Lijah is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Lijah most popular?
Lijah peaked in 2025, when 19 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Lijah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lijah currently ranks #5,142 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.