Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- nobility
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ala
Pronunciation
a-la
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1986 (rank #4126, 10 births); most recent 2011 (rank #12264, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #5337, 24 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5722, 21 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 21 |
| 2024 | – | 12 |
| 2023 | – | 14 |
| 2022 | – | 14 |
| 2021 | – | 19 |
| 2020 | – | 16 |
| 2019 | – | 20 |
| 2018 | – | 13 |
| 2017 | – | 24 |
| 2016 | – | 14 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #3032, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #2588, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 6 |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | 3 |
| 2022 | – | 4 |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | 4 |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | 5 |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #1696, 6 births); most recent 2016 (rank #4934, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #2430, 11 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5176, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3 |
| 2022 | – | 4 |
| 2021 | – | 4 |
| 2020 | – | 3 |
| 2019 | – | 8 |
| 2018 | – | 7 |
| 2017 | – | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence