Alijah

Alijah is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Alijah are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 88%Female 12%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 88% male / 12% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 8,843 male / 1,171 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Alijah

To address Alijah when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Alijah," in English, "Guten Tag Alijah," in German. About 88% of people named Alijah are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Alijah,

German

Guten Tag Alijah,

French

Bonjour Alijah,

Spanish

Estimado/a Alijah:

Chinese

Alijah您好：

Japanese

Alijah様

English

Hi Alijah,

German

Hi Alijah,

French

Salut Alijah,

Spanish

Hola Alijah,

Chinese

Alijah你好：

Japanese

Alijahさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Alijah by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	88%

United States birth data

8,843 male · 1,171 female · 10,014 births recorded

Male 88%Female 12%

Since 1980: 88% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Alijah a male or female name?

Alijah is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Alijah are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Alijah in an email?

Is Alijah a unisex name?

Alijah is not a unisex name: 88% of people named Alijah are men. Alijah leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Alijah a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/alijah (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_alijah,
  title  = {Is Alijah a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/alijah},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}