Meaning of the nameAlia
- Female
- Arabic origin
- A-li-a
Alia is a feminine name of Arabic origin, from عَالِيَة (ʕāliya), the feminine form of an adjective meaning 'elevated, exalted'.
- People (2022)
- 1,173
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,426
- Median age
- 7 years
- 2010 Census
- 538
- people
Alia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (441 people).
1,144 women 29 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Alia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 198 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 95 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 78 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 78 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 77 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 73 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 72 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 53 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 51 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 39 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 31 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 26 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alia
English Wiktionary records Alia as a feminine name taken from Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya), described as a feminine form of Ali. In the Arabic entry, عَالِيَة is the feminine of the adjective عَالٍ (ʕālin), 'high, elevated; exalted, noble'. Behind the Name, in its Aaliyah entry, links the name to the Arabic root ʿalā, without translating it. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,173 people named Alia, with a median age of 7. It is almost always female, and most of the records are of people born from 2010 onward. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Aaliyah, Alya and Halia as spelling variants.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Alia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: عالية · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: عال · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Aaliyah · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Alia
What does the name Alia mean?
Alia means “elevated, exalted”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Alia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,173 people with the first name Alia, which ranks it number 7,426 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Alia a boy's or a girl's name?
Alia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,144 women and 29 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Alia?
Alia is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Alia most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Alia (198 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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