Alaa
Ala or Alaa is an Arabic masculine given name meaning "elevation, exaltedness, highness, loftiness, sublimity" or "honor and glory, might, power, dignity" or "prestige, greatness, noble, high in rank" or "eminence, glorious, grandeur" or "high in position and status". The name is also used as a feminine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Alaa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ala or Alaa is an Arabic masculine given name meaning "elevation, exaltedness, highness, loftiness, sublimity" or "honor and glory, might, power, dignity" or "prestige, greatness, noble, high in rank" or "eminence, glorious, grandeur" or "high in position and status". The name is also used as a feminine given name.
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The Story of Alaa
As a girl name
Alaa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1981, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 61 Alaas were born — ranking #2,779 that year. As of 2026, Alaa ranks #2,974 for girls with 55 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 2K Alaas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Alaa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 24 Alaas were born — ranking #2,951 that year. As of 2026, Alaa ranks #8,947 for boys with 8 births, holding steady (+4%). In total, more than 458 Alaas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Alaa
Alaa is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Alaa's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #2,779. Use the chart and map above to compare Alaa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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