The baby name Alaa is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: [ʕaˈlaːʔ]; respelling: ah-LAH (stress on second syllable).
Alaa is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Alaa is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: [ʕaˈlaːʔ]; respelling: ah-LAH (stress on second syllable).
Alaa is Arabic in Origin.
Alaa (Arabic: علاء, translit. ʿAlāʾ) is a unisex Arabic given name meaning “loftiness, exaltation, eminence,” from the Semitic root ʿ-L-W denoting height and nobility. In modern Arabic it’s pronounced a-LAA with a final glottal stop, and is common from Egypt and the Levant to the Gulf; it also appears in Persian and Urdu contexts through Arabic influence.
The name gained wide visibility in medieval Islam as the first element in honorific compounds such as ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn (“nobility of the faith”), known in European forms as Aladdin, Alaeddin, or Alauddin; over time, Alaa became established as an independent given name for men and, increasingly, women. Transliterations vary: Alaa, Alā’, Alaa’, ‘Alaa, and occasionally Ala. Related forms include Aalaa and the compound Alauddin/Alaeddin. Though sometimes conflated with Qur’anic ālāʾ (“divine favors”), Alaa in naming typically conveys ideas of high rank, excellence, and distinction.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2024 | #1 | — | 911 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #4 | 4,716 | 7,678 |
| JO | 0 | #5 | 577 | 2,158 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #5 | 4,903 | 7,570 |
| SY | 0 | #5 | 22,387 | 11,684 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #6 | 3,884 | 10,981 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #12 | 7,007 | 7,057 |
| EG | 0 | #14 | 4,145 | 6,387 | |
| LB | 0 | #14 | 5,341 | 13,263 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #14 | 4,096 | 10,655 |
| SD | 0 | #14 | 156 | 2,130 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #15 | 72,593 | 15,035 |
| IQ | 0 | #16 | 282 | 3,533 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 10,497 | 13,071 |
| KW | 0 | #17 | 138 | 5,216 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #19 | 45,500 | 14,742 |
| PS | 0 | #19 | 382 | 5,692 | |
| SA | 0 | #19 | 896 | 10,560 | |
| QA | 0 | #21 | 97 | 7,011 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #24 | 2,663 | 11,303 |
| YE | 0 | #26 | 1,555 | 8,639 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #28 | 6,223 | 25,931 |
| AE | 0 | #30 | 192 | 10,220 | |
| LY | 0 | #30 | 2,433 | 12,703 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #40 | 2,577 | 11,648 |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #44 | 433 | 15,378 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #46 | 3,160 | 10,983 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #57 | 912 | 19,177 |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| OM | 0 | #75 | 42 | 6,215 | |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #81 | 839 | 20,968 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #82 | 995 | 10,523 |
| CN | 0 | #84 | 3 | 3,857 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #87 | 2,079 | 18,755 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #93 | 370 | 15,987 |
| IL | 0 | #99 | 244 | 6,291 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #108 | 3 | 2,055 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #112 | 18 | 3,473 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #119 | 7 | 3,755 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #122 | 10,100 | 28,008 |
| GR | 0 | #133 | 3 | 3,911 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BH | 0 | #142 | 605 | 17,937 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #148 | 6 | 3,773 |
| DZ | 0 | #149 | 5,641 | 20,130 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #165 | 12 | 4,064 |
| TN | 0 | #166 | 3,160 | 13,765 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #168 | 7 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #173 | 7 | 1,568 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #177 | 873 | 18,093 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #179 | 4 | 1,509 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| DK | 0 | #194 | 10 | 5,198 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #213 | 8 | 4,970 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #214 | 7 | 3,850 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #221 | 5 | 3,308 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #224 | 103 | 7,401 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #227 | 41 | 6,912 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #246 | 72 | 7,429 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #269 | 17 | 2,795 |
| MA | 0 | #269 | 3,435 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #272 | 1,731 | 22,615 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #293 | 27 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #297 | 9 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2021 | #310 | 6 | 2,600 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #346 | 60 | 3,185 |
| MY | 0 | #348 | 7 | 12,352 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #349 | 94 | 2,180 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #358 | 3 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| NL | 0 | #365 | 27 | 2,481 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #369 | 59 | 2,041 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #383 | 5 | 2,865 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #401 | 20 | 1,885 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| Germany | 0 | #408 | 30 | 2,542 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #418 | 601 | 17,948 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| TR | 0 | #445 | 2,727 | 19,440 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #466 | 40 | 12,621 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #488 | 578 | 5,697 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #503 | 8 | 10,188 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #525 | 28 | 10,162 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #537 | 9 | 8,334 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #568 | 6 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #632 | 51 | 3,552 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #644 | 321 | 5,873 |
| IT | 0 | #674 | 41 | 4,183 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #681 | 159 | 4,949 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #689 | 50 | 3,895 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #758 | 848 | 10,046 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #781 | 5 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #838 | 118 | 5,933 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #858 | 59 | 8,487 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #880 | 51 | 5,610 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #885 | 8 | 7,044 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #951 | 33 | 5,561 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #971 | 24 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,058 | 54 | 25,439 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,161 | 18 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,275 | 172 | 9,415 |
Alaa is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:
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