Alaa

#3,211 for girls in 2025, 49 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 76.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
#2,779
2017 · 61 births
Debut · girls
1981
11 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
1,525
since 1981

Alaa over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013peak #2,779, 2017peak #2,951, 1994girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,21149#10,6956
2024#2,81959#8,9878
2023#3,91138#9,7637
2022#3,17151#8,9908
2021#3,29748#9,7147
2020#3,33846#10,6056
2019#2,81459#8,8898
2018#3,10752#8,8198
2017#2,77961#8,8408
2016#3,13952#6,72612
2015#3,02456—
2014#3,22650#12,1085
2013#3,26749#8,1189
2012#3,46446#8,8648
2011#3,60343#7,50210
2010#4,18035#8,1399
2009#4,67731#6,80212
2008#3,85941#11,0376
2007#4,94429#8,9158
2006#4,46332#9,5857
2005#4,37331#10,1516
2004#3,89836#5,81313
2003#4,94325#6,71510
2002#4,49827#4,91915
2001#3,41739#4,47617
2000#2,94048#5,04014
1999#3,50935#6,04210
1998#3,83130#4,87313
1997#3,89728#4,96012
1996#3,50532#4,87812
1995#3,49231#3,02023
1994#4,23824#2,95124
1993#3,98726#4,44713
1992#3,77328#3,22020
1991#3,36932#4,23113
1990#4,38022#4,67311
1989#4,84818#3,61815
1988#7,6919#4,45010
1987#4,85716#4,9688
1986#9,5456#3,88211
1985#6,45710#6,5235
1984#5,53912#3,70111
1983#5,82411#4,4998
1982#5,91111#5,6196
1981#5,88511—
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1979—#6,0565
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First appearance
1981

The first year at least five girls were named Alaa! It came in at #5,885, and was given to 11 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 1986, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Alaa is popular in 2013

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedWIMichigan: #975 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,948 girlsMINew York: #1,718 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 13,037 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Alaa, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Michigan#975 · 1 in 5,948
  2. New York#1,718 · 1 in 13,037

Best ever in a state: #529 in Michigan, 2024.

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Michigan#97571 in 5,948
New York#1,71871 in 13,037
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Alaa
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 392 spots since 2024 (#2,819 → #3,211)
  • 127 spots since 2020 (#3,338 → #3,211)
  • 187 spots since 2015 (#3,024 → #3,211)
Rise & fade · girls
36 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1981
  • Peaked 2017 at #2,779 (61 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 27,461
  • Highest: 1 in 27,461 girls born in 2024 were named Alaa (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 32,801 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #2,779 in 2017, was only 1 in 28,303 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 33.0% of all girls named Alaa (503) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1989
  • Mostly boys until 1988, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s104#4,848 (1989)#6,284
1990s288#3,369 (1991)#3,798
2000s339#2,940 (2000)#4,201
2010s503#2,779 (2017)#3,260
2020s291#2,819 (2024)#3,291

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Alaa in 2013

girls
#3,267
49 births · 1 in 35,811 girls
boys
#8,118
9 births · 1 in 210,176 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #3,267Alaa49

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #8,118Alaa9
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 35,811 of them was named Alaa, which outranked 83.1% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alaa
  1. #3,218Tyasia50
  2. #3,218Zailey50
  3. #3,218Zayleigh50
  4. #3,267Alaa49
  5. #3,267Addy49
  6. #3,267Adelynne49
  7. #3,267Akemi49
  8. #3,314Acadia48
  9. #3,314Addisen48
  10. #3,314Adora48

Tied with 46 names at #3,267; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,124Daleyza#3,711 → #587
  2. ↑ 736Marjorie#1,646 → #910
  3. ↑ 683Lennon#1,612 → #929
  4. ↑ 561Jurnee#1,457 → #896
  5. ↑ 539Everleigh#1,405 → #866
Fallers
  1. ↓ 827Litzy#598 → #1,425
  2. ↓ 409Geraldine#994 → #1,403
  3. ↓ 384Taraji#858 → #1,242
  4. ↓ 374Marisa#977 → #1,351
  5. ↓ 372Adley#733 → #1,105

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 210,176 of them was named Alaa, which outranked 42.3% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alaa
  1. #7,537Zidaan10
  2. #7,537Zlatan10
  3. #7,537Zorion10
  4. #8,118Alaa9
  5. #8,118Aadon9
  6. #8,118Aadvik9
  7. #8,118Aarib9
  8. #8,789Aadhavan8
  9. #8,789Aakarsh8
  10. #8,789Aalim8

Tied with 670 names at #8,118; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 843Jayceon#1,050 → #207
  2. ↑ 636Milan#1,182 → #546
  3. ↑ 604Atlas#1,383 → #779
  4. ↑ 504Jayse#1,466 → #962
  5. ↑ 423Duke#1,145 → #722
Fallers
  1. ↓ 318Austyn#898 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 291Masen#723 → #1,014
  3. ↓ 274Jaidyn#979 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 267Trevon#925 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 260Bently#637 → #897

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2013 →