Alaa
Alaa was the 3211th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2780th with 61 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 186 places. More babies were named Alaa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,211 girls, up 128 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 49girls
- Girls and boys
- 87% girls, 13% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201761 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,989babies recorded
Alaa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,211 | #10,738 | 49 | 6 |
| 2020 | #3,339 | #10,653 | 46 | 6 |
| 2010 | #4,185 | #8,166 | 35 | 9 |
| 2000 | #2,940 | #5,047 | 48 | 14 |
| 1990 | #4,383 | #4,675 | 22 | 11 |
| 1980 | — | #4,947 | — | 7 |
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How popular is Alaa, counting every spelling?
Alaa is the most common spelling of a name family that had 80 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 80 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaa | 49 | #3,211 | 245 |
| Ala | 21 | #5,732 | 80 |
| Alla | 5 | #15,055 | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alaa?
49 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alaa (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alaa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 171 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alaa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alaa?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Alaa are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 27. That makes Alaa mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alaa by state
How common Alaa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (9.4×), New York (3.0×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alaa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alaa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alaa
How popular is the name Alaa?
Alaa was the 3211th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2780th with 61 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 186 places. More babies were named Alaa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Alaa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 87% girls, 13% boys given the name Alaa in the US.
Where is Alaa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alaa was most common in Michigan (0.28 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Massachusetts.