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Alaa

Unisex

Meaning of Alaa: Arabic: 'nobility' or 'high status'

Alaa is a unisex name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2881st most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 1603rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2881

55 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1603

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,989

First recorded 1979 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 17 babies1983: 19 babies1984: 23 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 17 babies1987: 24 babies1988: 19 babies1989: 33 babies1990: 33 babies19901991: 45 babies1992: 48 babies1993: 39 babies1994: 48 babies1995: 54 babies1996: 44 babies1997: 40 babies1998: 43 babies1999: 45 babies2000: 62 babies20002001: 56 babies2002: 42 babies2003: 35 babies2004: 49 babies2005: 37 babies2006: 39 babies2007: 37 babies2008: 47 babies2009: 43 babies2010: 44 babies20102011: 53 babies2012: 54 babies2013: 58 babies2014: 55 babies2015: 56 babies2016: 64 babies2017: 69 babies2018: 60 babies2019: 67 babies2020: 52 babies20202021: 55 babies2022: 59 babies2023: 45 babies2024: 67 babies2025: 55 babies
US babies named Alaa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 69.

Gender split

23% boys · 77% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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