NameTides

Alaa

Alaa was the #3,211 girls' name in the US in 2025 (49 babies), and #1,166 in England & Wales and #1,315 in Canada.

Alaa as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Alaa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Alaa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#3,211 (49)#1,166 (28)——#1,315 (19)
2024#2,819 (59)#1,603 (19)—#736 (4)#1,348 (18)
2023#3,911 (38)#1,774 (16)——#1,312 (18)
2022#3,171 (51)#1,621 (18)#760 (3)—#1,252 (19)
2021#3,297 (48)#1,454 (21)#792 (3)—#1,876 (11)
2020#3,338 (46)#1,267 (25)——#901 (30)
2019#2,814 (59)#1,389 (22)#765 (3)—#1,002 (26)
2018#3,107 (52)#1,234 (27)—#734 (4)#1,122 (22)
2017#2,779 (61)#1,512 (21)——#794 (35)
2016#3,139 (52)#1,172 (29)——#986 (27)
2015#3,024 (56)#1,362 (24)——#1,043 (24)
2014#3,226 (50)#1,234 (27)#802 (3)—#1,151 (22)
2013#3,267 (49)#1,537 (20)—#894 (3)#1,133 (22)
2012#3,464 (46)#1,991 (14)—#907 (3)#1,055 (24)
2011#3,603 (43)#1,608 (18)——#1,154 (21)

Alaa as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Alaa as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Alaa as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#10,695 (6)#4,275 (4)—
2024#8,987 (8)#4,271 (4)—
2023#9,763 (7)——
2022#8,990 (8)——
2021#9,714 (7)—#2,491 (6)
2020#10,605 (6)#4,608 (3)—
2019#8,889 (8)#3,937 (4)—
2018#8,819 (8)——
2017#8,840 (8)#4,812 (3)—
2016#6,726 (12)—#2,718 (5)
2014#12,108 (5)—#2,667 (5)
2013#8,118 (9)——
2012#8,864 (8)——
2011#7,502 (10)#4,647 (3)—
2010#8,139 (9)#3,865 (4)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #2,819.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1981.
  • In 2025, 89% of US babies named Alaa were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 33,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 33,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 9,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 250,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Alaa is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 31,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 23,000 to 1 in 43,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Alaa by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,240ILMichigan: #787MINew York: #1,526NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Alaa (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#41112
Ontario2024#1,4107

Alaa (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AlaaCanadaGirls#1,31519
AlaaCanadaBoys—too few
AlaaEngland & WalesGirls#1,16628
Ala'AEngland & WalesGirls—too few
AlaaEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
AlaaIrelandGirls—too few
AlaaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AlaaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AlaaScotlandGirls—too few
AlaaUSGirls#3,21149
AlaaUSBoys#10,6956