MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Alia mean?
Alia comes from Arabic ʿāliya, the feminine adjective for high or elevated. The name belongs to the root for rising and height, shared with Ali.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
आलिया
Conventional spelling
Arabic
عالية
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Alia in Indian usage
15,592 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (97.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 15,181 records (97.4%).
- Recorded as male: 411 records (2.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 447 |
| 1950s | 893 |
| 1960s | 1,768 |
| 1970s | 2,517 |
| 1980s | 4,585 |
| 1990s | 5,183 |
| Other decades | 199 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 10,289 |
| Assam | 1,500 |
| Bihar | 1,474 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 844 |
| Rajasthan | 399 |
| Maharashtra | 373 |
| Jharkhand | 290 |
| Karnataka | 187 |
| Uttarakhand | 123 |
| Other states | 113 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Alia / F | 49 | 747 |
| Scotland | Alia / F | 7 | 429 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Alia; Table_6, C753 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Alia; Table_6, C753
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Alia; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Alia; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Wiktionary: आलिया ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.