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Alea

Girl

Meaning of Alea: Arabic: 'exalted' or 'high'

Alea is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2838th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1819th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2838

56 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1819

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,085

First recorded 1961 · peak 2000

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 50 babies1982: 48 babies1983: 57 babies1984: 44 babies1985: 41 babies1986: 56 babies1987: 45 babies1988: 51 babies1989: 40 babies1990: 71 babies19901991: 70 babies1992: 80 babies1993: 74 babies1994: 95 babies1995: 113 babies1996: 125 babies1997: 125 babies1998: 133 babies1999: 154 babies2000: 156 babies20002001: 130 babies2002: 113 babies2003: 111 babies2004: 112 babies2005: 129 babies2006: 132 babies2007: 124 babies2008: 113 babies2009: 134 babies2010: 112 babies20102011: 111 babies2012: 93 babies2013: 101 babies2014: 75 babies2015: 68 babies2016: 49 babies2017: 47 babies2018: 64 babies2019: 64 babies2020: 60 babies20202021: 70 babies2022: 55 babies2023: 63 babies2024: 51 babies2025: 56 babies
US babies named Alea per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 156.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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