Alaa
How to say it: uh-LAH · /əˈlɑ/
From Arabic 'ala' meaning 'nobility, exaltation' - traditional unisex name widely used across the Arab world.
Alaa was the 2,286th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 49 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 11% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,379 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #2,286 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 49 |
| Share of births | 1 in 67,660 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | −11% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,379 |
| In France, 2025 | #540 among girls’ names, 70 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Alaa is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Alaa is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #540 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Alaa
- Alaa Murabit (born 1989)Libyan-Canadian physician; women's rights and child survival activist; architect of global development and health, financing, and security frameworks
- Alaa Al-Eryani (born 1990)Yemeni filmmaker, photographer, writer, feminist activist
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