Allia
Feminine variation of the Hebrew name Elijah, meaning "Yahweh is my God".
Name Census estimates that about 382 living Americans carry the first name Allia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Allia today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Allia births was 1995 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Allia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Allia with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
382
~ 1 in 897,263 Americans
Peak year
1995
21 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,526
Tracked since 1983
Census
Allia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 497 people with the first name Allia, which placed it at #20,692 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#20,692
National first-name rank
People counted
497
497 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
43.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Allia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Allia is White at 43.1%. The next largest groups are Black (19.3%) and Hispanic (18.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Allia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Allia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White43.1% · 214
- Black or African American19.3% · 96
- Hispanic or Latino18.7% · 93
- Two or more races9.5% · 47
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.9% · 44
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 3
Popularity
Allia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Allia from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 124 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Allia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Allia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Allia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Allias live
Origin
Meaning and history of Allia
The name Allia is believed to have originated from the Old English language, which was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the 5th and 11th centuries AD. It is thought to be derived from the Germanic root word "alu," meaning "elf" or "magical being," suggesting a connection to mythological creatures and folklore.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Allia can be found in the Domesday Book, a manuscript commissioned in 1086 by William the Conqueror, which served as a survey of landholdings and population across much of England and parts of Wales. The name appears as a variant spelling of "Aelfgyth," which was a common Old English name at the time.
In the 12th century, a nun named Allia of Guildford is mentioned in the writings of the English chronicler William of Malmesbury. She is described as a pious and virtuous woman who lived in a convent in the town of Guildford, located in the county of Surrey.
During the Middle Ages, the name Allia was also associated with a legendary figure known as Allia Griffindore, who was said to have been a powerful sorceress and one of the founders of the renowned Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, according to the fictional Harry Potter book series by J.K. Rowling.
In the 16th century, an Italian noblewoman named Allia Piccolomini (1499-1563) gained recognition for her patronage of the arts and her contributions to the Renaissance literary circles in Florence.
Another notable figure was Allia Gonzaga (1549-1624), a Italian princess and patron of the arts, who was known for her support of the arts and her influence in the cultural life of Mantua during the late Renaissance period.
While the name Allia has been relatively uncommon throughout history, it has been consistently present in various cultures and time periods, carrying with it a sense of mysticism, nobility, and artistic appreciation.
People
Allia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Allia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Allia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Allia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 382 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Allia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 897,263 US residents.
Is Allia a common name?
We classify Allia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 390 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Allia most popular?
The single biggest year for Allia was 1995, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Allia is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Allia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 497 people with the name Allia, or 0.16 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,692 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Allia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Allia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Allia leans strongly female. 492 people counted with this name were female (98.4%), compared with 8 male bearers (1.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Allia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Allia is White at 43.1%. The next largest groups are Black (19.3%) and Hispanic (18.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Allia most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Allia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 43.1% (214 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Allia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Allia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Allia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Allia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Allia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Allia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Allia?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Allia, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.