Alia

Meaning and origin of Alia

Popularity of Alia in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2018.
• Over recent years, Alia has been stable (−1.1% a year).
• In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1 Alia on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.

Alia in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  393^rd girls’ name92 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,679+3.9% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  568^th girls’ name1,586 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,047+1.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  609^th girls’ name13 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,054

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  487^th girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,199

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  531^st girls’ name10 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,199

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  638^th girls’ name179 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,290+0.3% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  620^th girls’ name15 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,323

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Alia and Alïa are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Alïa40
• Alya3,695
• Aliyah1,420
• Aliya1,065
• Aaliyah980
• Alyah565
• Aalyah75
• Aaliya65
• Allya (in French)50
• Allyah (in French)30
• Aliah (in French)30
• Alliyah (in French)25
• Aalya (in French)25
• Alyia15
• Alyaa15
• Allia15
• Alhya15
• Halya10
• Haliya10
• Alyha10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Alia

• Anaya
• Assya
• Amina
• Amira
• Naïla
• Maïssa
• Aïsha
• Aïcha
• Leïla
• Kamila
• Yara
• Lilya

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin