Alea
Alea was the 2958th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1229th; the most babies were born in 2000 (156). Over the last ten years it has moved down 338 places. More babies were named Alea in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Allie) pet form of Alice, Alison, Alexandra and similar names · English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,958 girls, down 209 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000156 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,085babies recorded
What does the name Alea mean?
Alea is a spelling of Allie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Allie's meaning and origin.
Allie is a pet form of names beginning with Al-, such as Alice, Alison and Alexandra for girls, and Alfred, Albert, Alan or Alexander for boys, as Wiktionary notes. DMNES derives Alice from Germanic adal, "noble", and heit, "kind", and Alexander from Greek words for "defend" and "man". Allie is now often given as a name in its own right.
How sure is this? Well established. A pet form of several names, so its meaning depends on the full name.
Related names: Ally, Alice, Alison, Alexandra, Ali.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Allie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Alice', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Alexander', DMNES, Durham University
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Alea popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,958 | 56 |
| 2020 | #2,749 | 60 |
| 2010 | #1,818 | 112 |
| 2000 | #1,255 | 156 |
| 1990 | #1,938 | 71 |
| 1980 | #3,135 | 27 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alea, counting every spelling?
Alea is a spelling of Allie, a name family that ranked #371 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,958 for Alea on its own. Together these spellings went to 894 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allie | 529 | #569 | 3,133 |
| Aleah | 265 | #965 | 1,913 |
| Alea | 56 | #2,958 | 295 |
| Aleeah | 18 | #6,335 | 131 |
| Alli | 18 | #6,339 | 130 |
| Alley | 8 | #10,972 | 48 |
| Aaleah | — | — | 33 |
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 Alea?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alea (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alea 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 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alea.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alea?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Alea are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 15 and 32. That makes Alea 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.
Alea by state
How common Alea was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.8×), California (1.6×). In 45 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 Alea: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alea, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alea
What does Alea mean?
Alea is a spelling of Allie, which means “pet form of Alice, Alison, Alexandra and similar names” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Alea?
Alea was the 2958th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1229th; the most babies were born in 2000 (156). Over the last ten years it has moved down 338 places. More babies were named Alea in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Alea a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alea in the US.
Where is Alea most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alea was most common in Hawaii (0.44 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and California.