The first name Alaa
A unisex name.
2 syllables Unisex
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 28 girls were named Alaa, making it the 1,166th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 29 births (#1,172).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alaa with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alaa at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 49 girls born in the United States were named Alaa, the 3,211th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2017, when 61 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Alaa
13 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Alaa Al AswanyEgyptian writer, born 1957
- Ala ad-Din Tekish12th-century Khwarazm Shah, 1132–1200
- Tarek AlaaEgyptian association football player (born 2002)
- Alaa Abd El-FatahEgyptian human rights activist, born 1981
- Alaa Abdul-ZahraFootballer, born 1987
- Alaa MayhoubEgyptian footballer, born 1962
- Ala Al-SasiFootballer, born 1987
- Alaa AbdelnabyEgyptian-American basketball player, born 1968
- Alaa MubarakEgyptian businessman, born 1960
- Alaa ThabetEgyptian journalist, born 1965
- Alaa El-HamoulyFootballer (1930-1984)
- Ala-ud-Din Masud Shah7th Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, died 1245
Questions
- How popular is the name Alaa?
- In 2025, 28 girls born in England and Wales were named Alaa, ranking 1,166th. Its peak was 2016, with 29 births.
- Is Alaa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 1,989 US babies named Alaa since 1880, 77% were girls and 23% boys.
- When was Alaa most popular?
- 2017 in the United States, when 61 babies were named Alaa, its highest rank at 2,780th.