How Many People Are Named Ala?
people named Ala are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 475,361 people in the US has this name
Based on 943 babies named Ala in Social Security records from 1889 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
27 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "excellence, elevation" in Arabic.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ala, 81.2% were girls and 18.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Ala rose from 54.3% in the 1980s to 96.9% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ala alive today is about 24 years old, and 62% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 34 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ala first appears in the records in 1889 and was given most often in 1992, to 27 babies. In 2025, 21 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1889 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ala has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,280, in 1889. In 2025 it ranked #5,731. Among boys, its best rank was #3,953, in 1958.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,731 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,280 (1889) | #3,953 (1958) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,467 in the 2010s | #7,374 in the 1990s |
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