Alia

AH-lee-uh; uh-lee-uh; a-LEE-uh

Arabic feminine form of Ali

"supreme, exalted"

Alia Origin and Meaning

The name Alia is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "supreme, exalted".

Alia is the most classic and feminine form of Ali, one of the 99 attributes of Allah within Islam. Meaning "supreme, exalted, high, sublime", it is pretty, powerful and spirited.

The name is also used by Christians and Jews as it can be derived from the Hebrew word "alah", meaning "ascending" or "to rise" and is associated with making a pilgrimage or migrating to Israel.

Alia also given to the heroine of Frank Herbert's science fiction classic,Children of Dune and with the release of the new film adaptations of Dune, it may just gain more attention.

While Alia is the sleekest version of the name, both the most ancient and the most modern-feeling, its most famous relative in the U.S. today is Aaliyah, a Top 100 name, associated with the singer.

Alia Rank in US Top 1000

# 555 in the US

Alia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 729 on Nameberry

Alia Popularity

• 555 US 2023
• 729 Nameberry 2024
• 458 Future 2028
• 747 England 2021
• 209 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Alia

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Famous People Named Alia

• Alia al Hussein, Queen consort of Jordan
• Alia bint Al Hussein Princess of Jordan
• Alia Martine Shawkat American actress
• Alia Shanee Atkinson Jamaican Olympic swimmer
• Alia Muhammad Baker librarian who saved 30, 000 books from destruction in Iraq
• Alia Bano British playwright
• Alia Bhatt Indian actress, daughter of Indian Director Mahesh Bhatt and British,Indian Actress Soni Razdan and half sister of Indian Actress Pooja Bhatt
• Alia Ghanem birth name of Osama Bin Laden's mother
• Alia Moses Ludlum U.S. federal judge
• Alia Mamdouh Iraqi novelist, author and journalist
• Alia Ouabdelsselam French ice dancer
• Alia Shelesh aka SSSniperWolf British,American YouTuber
• Alia Sabur American materials scientist; world's youngest professor
• Alia Rose Lebeau (b. 1992) daughter of singer Teena Marie
• Alía Horford Vega (b. 2016) daughter of Miss Universe Amelia Vega and basketball player Al Horford

Alia in Pop Culture

• Alia character in the Shadow Children series by Margaret P. Haddix
• Alia character in Mega Man X series
• Alia Atreides character in the Dune series by Frank Herbert
• Alia carinata species of very small sea snail
• Alia former Jordanian national airline
• Alia Zhang character in video game "The Sims 3" Moonlight Bay