Is Alaijah a boy or girl name?

Alaijah is a girl’s name. Of the 740 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.3% were girls and 0.7% were boys.

Alaijah

Recorded 1996–2025 · United States

Alaijah was most popular in 2004, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,285 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 740 people named Alaijah.

Alaijah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Alaijah’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Alaijah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Alaijah is a girl’s name — 99.3% of the 740 Americans given it were girls and 0.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org