Total births
60
Girls' name · since 2012
Alarah
Alarah has 60 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13098
- among girls today
- 60
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 26%
- more common than other girls
60 babies have been named Alarah since 2012, making it today's #13098 girls' name.
Alarah has 60 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13098 as of the latest data, more common than 26% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #13098 among girls today
- 60 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
- 26% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Alarah is currently the #13098 girls' name in America, more common than 26% of girls - 60 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13098
- among girls today
- 60
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 26%
- more common than other girls
Alarah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13098
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 26% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Alarah was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
11 babies were named Alarah in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Alarah compares
60 17th percentile among 17,726 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
Alarah's all-time total is 84% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alarah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 60 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Alarah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alarah's full recorded timeline at 2022, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alarah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#13,098
Active since
2012
Alarah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Alarah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Alarah's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Alarah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 39 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Alarah? ▼
Alarah has been given to 60 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #13098 as of the latest data. 11 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Alarah most popular? ▼
Alarah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Alarah been used? ▼
Records for Alarah go back to 2012, giving 14 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Alarah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alana, Alaina, Alayna, Alanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Alarah
Nearby Names Like Alarah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alarah
Alana Girl
#143 68,264 births
Alaina Girl
#212 50,578 births
Alayna Girl
#312 35,589 births
Alanna Girl
#290 27,012 births
Alani Girl
#178 18,799 births
Compare Alarah side by side: Alarah vs Alana Alarah vs Alaina Alarah vs Alayna
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Alarah: #13098 Girls' Name - 60 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/alarah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Alarah 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 July 2026.