Alaa
Girl · a-LAA · Arabic
Alaa is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “blessings, favours”. In 2025 it ranked 1,217th for girls in the UK (28 babies) and 3,211th for girls in the US (49 babies).
What does Alaa mean?
Arabic
“blessings, favours”
The word recurs in the Qur'an's Surah ar-Rahman: 'Which of the favours of your Lord will you deny?'
- Say it
- a-LAA
Is Alaa a girl's or a boy's name?
Alaa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 49 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Alaa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,217among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 9,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 28 girls in the UK were named Alaa, making it the 1,217th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,312th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 30 girls. 4 boys were also named Alaa in 2025 (4,301st for boys).
2025 had more girls named Alaa than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Alaa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 31 girls in the UK were given Alaa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,018, up from #1,217 for this spelling alone.
- Alaa 28
- Aala 3
Girls were 73% of the babies named Alaa in the UK in 1997, and 88% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,166th in England and Wales.
Alaa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #1,217 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,662 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,728 |
| 2022 | 21 | #1,527 |
| 2021 | 24 | #1,393 |
| 2020 | 26 | #1,312 |
| 2019 | 25 | #1,368 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,237 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,597 |
| 2016 | 29 | #1,243 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,353 |
| 2014 | 30 | #1,209 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,617 |
| 2012 | 14 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,629 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,475 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,285 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,840 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Alaa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,211among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 49about 1 in 33,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 49 girls in the US were named Alaa, making it the 3,211th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,338th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 61 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981. 6 boys were also named Alaa in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Alaa in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 59 girls in the US were given Alaa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,353, up from #3,211 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 55% of the babies named Alaa in the US in 1989, and 89% in 2025.
Alaa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #3,211 |
| 2024 | 59 | #2,819 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,909 |
| 2022 | 51 | #3,170 |
| 2021 | 48 | #3,296 |
| 2020 | 46 | #3,338 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2,814 |
| 2018 | 52 | #3,106 |
| 2017 | 61 | #2,779 |
| 2016 | 52 | #3,139 |
| 2015 | 56 | #3,024 |
| 2014 | 50 | #3,224 |
| 2013 | 49 | #3,266 |
| 2012 | 46 | #3,463 |
| 2011 | 43 | #3,602 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4,179 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 41 | #3,858 |
| 2007 | 29 | #4,942 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4,462 |
| 2005 | 31 | #4,369 |
| 2004 | 36 | #3,894 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 27 | #4,494 |
| 2001 | 39 | #3,413 |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,936 |
| 1999 | 35 | #3,506 |
| 1998 | 30 | #3,828 |
| 1997 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 1996 | 32 | #3,500 |
| 1995 | 31 | #3,487 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
| 1993 | 26 | #3,982 |
| 1992 | 28 | #3,767 |
| 1991 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,842 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
Names like Alaa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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