Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2017

Alaa

Gender Unisex · 77% girls Rank 2025 #3,211 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#3,211
among girls · ↓391 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
55
named Alaa · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,801
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
69 babies
All-time total
1,989
#5,634 all-time among girls
First recorded
1979
in Social Security records

Alaa popularity over time

1,989 babies have been named Alaa since 1979, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 5 5 1 – –
1980s 104 81 185 19 +3600% #4,856
1990s 288 151 439 44 +137% #3,371
2000s 339 108 447 45 +2% #2,940
2010s 503 77 580 58 +30% #2,780
2020s (to 2025) 291 42 333 56 -4% #2,820

Where Alaa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 49 0.03 outside top 500
2027 49 0.03 outside top 500
2028 49 0.03 outside top 500
2029 48 0.03 outside top 500
2030 48 0.03 outside top 500

Where Alaa is most popular

Girls named Alaa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.030 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, New York, and Massachusetts.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Alaa born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Michigan 52 0.285 +845%
New York 36 0.091 +201%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 +37%
Virginia 5 0.029 ≈ national
Illinois 6 0.026 -13%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -30%
California 16 0.019 -37%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Alaa

Alaa is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,211 in 2025 with 49 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 1,989 American babies have been named Alaa, about 77% girls and 23% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2017, when 69 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alaa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alaa?

The median living Alaa is about 17 years old; half are between 8 and 28. An estimated 2,000 people named Alaa are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alaa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 49 #3,211 6 #10,738
2024 59 #2,820 8 #9,017
2023 38 #3,912 7 #9,799
2022 51 #3,176 8 #9,015
2021 48 #3,298 7 #9,767
2020 46 #3,339 6 #10,653
2019 59 #2,815 8 #8,919
2018 52 #3,109 8 #8,848
2017 61 #2,780 8 #8,874
2016 52 #3,140 12 #6,735
2015 56 #3,025 – –
2014 50 #3,229 5 #12,183
2013 49 #3,270 9 #8,138
2012 46 #3,468 8 #8,886
2011 43 #3,605 10 #7,519
2010 35 #4,185 9 #8,166
2009 31 #4,686 12 #6,817
2008 41 #3,865 6 #11,093
2007 29 #4,949 8 #8,948
2006 32 #4,466 7 #9,609
2005 31 #4,376 6 #10,182
2004 36 #3,904 13 #5,821
2003 25 #4,947 10 #6,729
2002 27 #4,501 15 #4,920
2001 39 #3,417 17 #4,482
2000 48 #2,940 14 #5,047
1995 31 #3,493 23 #3,023
1990 22 #4,383 11 #4,675
1985 10 #6,466 5 #6,548
1980 – – 7 #4,947
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
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1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
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Famous people named Alaa

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Alaa Al Aswany Alaa Al Aswany Egyptian novelist (born 1957) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alaa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alaa?

The median living Alaa is about 17 years old. Half of all living Alaas are between 8 and 28 years old.

How many people named Alaa are alive today?

An estimated 2,000 people named Alaa are alive in the United States, based on 1,989 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Alaa in 2025?

Alaa ranked #3,211 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 49 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alaa?

1,989 babies have been named Alaa in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alaa most popular?

Alaa peaked in 2017, when 69 newborns received the name.

Is Alaa a boy or girl name?

Alaa is used for both: about 77% of babies named Alaa have been girls and 23% boys.

Is the name Alaa rising or falling?

Alaa has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Alaa become more popular?

Alaa looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 48 girls named Alaa in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alaa?

Well-known people named Alaa include Alaa Al Aswany (writer).

Names like Alaa

Names that sound and feel close to Alaa: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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