Is Alaa a boy or girl name?

Alaa is a unisex name. Of the 1,989 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 76.7% were girls and 23.3% were boys. It changed hands in 1995, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Alaa

Recorded 1979–2025 · United States

Alaa was most popular in 2017, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,489 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,272, with 55 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,989 people named Alaa.

Alaa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Alaa’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Alaa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Alaa is a unisex name — 76.7% of the 1,989 Americans given it were girls and 23.3% were boys. It changed hands: since 1995 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 87% girls and 13% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Alaa

Where Alaa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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