Alaa
Girl name · #3224 in 2025 · Very rare
Alaa ranks #3224 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 49 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #3024, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 36,735 girls born in 2025 was named Alaa.
Babies named Alaa per year. Source: SSA.
The 44-year story
Alaa first appears in the Social Security records in 1981, when 11 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2017, when 61 girls were named Alaa — good for #2779 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Alaa in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Alaa is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Alaa will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Alaa is most common
State-level data for Alaa is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Alaa
Statistically, parents drawn to Alaa tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Amna, Atara, Aicha, Israa, and Amena.
AmnaAtaraAichaIsraaAmenaAuriaNikaMuna
Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Alaa | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #3211 |
| 2024 | 59 | #2819 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3911 |
| 2022 | 51 | #3171 |
| 2021 | 48 | #3297 |
| 2020 | 46 | #3338 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2814 |
| 2018 | 52 | #3107 |
| 2017 | 61 | #2779 |
| 2016 | 52 | #3139 |
| 2015 | 56 | #3024 |
| 2014 | 50 | #3226 |
| 2013 | 49 | #3267 |
| 2012 | 46 | #3464 |
| 2011 | 43 | #3603 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4180 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4677 |
| 2008 | 41 | #3859 |
| 2007 | 29 | #4944 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4463 |
| 2005 | 31 | #4373 |
| 2004 | 36 | #3898 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4943 |
| 2002 | 27 | #4498 |
| 2001 | 39 | #3417 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Alaa a popular girl name?
Alaa ranked #3224 among girls in 2025 with 49 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3024.
When was the name Alaa most popular?
Alaa peaked in 2017, when 61 American girls received the name (ranked #2779 that year). Since 2017 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Alaa?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 36,735 newborn American girls was named Alaa. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.