Is Ala a boy or girl name?

Ala is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 943 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 84.9% were girls and 15.1% were boys.

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Ala

Recorded 1889–2025 · United States

Ala was most popular in 1992, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,250 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,947, with 21 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 943 people named Ala.

Ala over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ala’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ala a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ala is mostly a girl’s name — 84.9% of the 943 Americans given it were girls and 15.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org