Alaijah is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2004 and has grown less common since.
Alaijah is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,387 for girl births in the United States (and #14,354 across all names), given to 12 babies. Alaijah first appears in 1996 and peaked in 2004 (44 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #8,387 | — |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | #6,948 | — |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #7,260 | — |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #7,294 | — |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | #6,188 | — |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | #6,943 | — |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #7,743 | — |
| 2018 | 26 | 26 | #5,012 | — |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | #7,103 | — |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | #5,801 | — |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | #6,465 | — |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | #7,316 | — |
| 2013 | 37 | 37 | #4,006 | — |
| 2012 | 42 | 42 | #3,714 | — |
| 2011 | 32 | 32 | #4,472 | — |
| 2010 | 39 | 39 | #3,890 | — |
| 2009 | 37 | 37 | #4,110 | — |
| 2008 | 33 | 33 | #4,552 | — |
| 2007 | 41 | 41 | #3,850 | — |
| 2006 | 30 | 30 | #4,689 | — |
| 2005 | 35 | 35 | #4,030 | — |
| 2004 | 49 | 49 | #3,392 | #11,408 |
| 2003 | 39 | 39 | #3,593 | — |
| 2002 | 26 | 26 | #4,628 | — |
| 2001 | 27 | 27 | #4,448 | — |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | #6,218 | — |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | #6,496 | — |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #6,377 | — |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #9,835 | — |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #7,140 | — |