Unisex name · since 1981
Alaa
1,525 babies named Alaa in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,634 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,224 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,525
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alaa is the #3224 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,525 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaa has been recorded 1,525 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #3224 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #5,634 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,224 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,525 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaa ranks #5,634 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,224 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,525 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,634 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,224 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,525
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alaa's 1,525 recorded births place it above 92.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Alaa compares
1,525 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alaa's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alaa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,525 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alaa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alaa's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 61, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alaa popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Alaa popularity over time - boys
464 total births recorded since 1979 (Alaa as boys' name)
Alaa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (503 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Alaa's strongest decade.
503 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Alaa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 104
1980s
104 births
- 1990s
1990s
288 births
- 2000s
2000s
339 births
- 2010s
2010s
503 births
- 2020s
2020s
291 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 503 births (33% of all-time use).
How Alaa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alaa's total volume
Alaa by state
Where Alaa concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 217 | 14.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 148 | 9.7% |
| #3 | California | | 53 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 41 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 10 | 0.7% |
217 of 1,525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Alaa appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alaa's data
- Alaa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (503 total births) through the 2020s (291) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Alaas (217 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alaa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alaa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.