Alea
How to say it: uh-LEE-uh · /əˈliə/
Variant of Aaliyah from Arabic meaning 'high, exalted' - also Latin 'alea' meaning dice game.
Alea was the 1,793rd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 56 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 56% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,195 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 | #1,793 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 56 |
| Share of births | 1 in 44,801 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | −56% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,195 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,359 among girls’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Alea peaked in the 2000s.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Ali
- Lea
Other spellings
Honouring a Alea in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Alea is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, German.
In France: #1,359 for girls in 2025.
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