Given name & surname
Alia
“the great one; one who is exalted”
In English use, Alia is a feminine form of Ali. One Arabic interpretation is “the great one; one who is exalted.” Alia is a variant of Aliyah. One Arabic interpretation is “an ascender; one having the highest social standing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Alia is a feminine form of Ali. One Arabic interpretation is “the great one; one who is exalted.” Alia is a variant of Aliyah. One Arabic interpretation is “an ascender; one having the highest social standing.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Alia is a feminine form of Ali. An origin associated with Ali is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Alia is a feminine form of Ali.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,028
- 0 boys · 14,028 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 555 babies
- 2025
- 499
- #587 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +7%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 499 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 587 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 555 in 2019. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (87). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,618 as a first name in 2020; 526 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alia’s family of names
In English usage, Alia is a feminine form of Ali. In English usage, Alia has a related form in Aaliyah. Alia has a related form in Aliyah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Alia
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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