Fun Facts About the Name Aala
- 139 babies named Aala: U.S. records list 139 babies given the name Aala from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aala Mean?
Aala is a Latin-alphabet rendering of Arabic names. One common source is آلاء (ʾālāʾ), an Arabic word for "blessings," "bounties," or "favors," used in the Quran. Another is أعلى (aʿlā), meaning "higher," "highest," or "exalted," from the root ʿ-l-w, "to be high." These are separate Arabic words rather than one original name with a single etymology. The first is the source of the customary name meaning "blessings"; the second gives the descriptive meaning "exalted." In Urdu and other South Asian usage, aala (اعلی) is an adjective meaning "high," "excellent," or "superior," borrowed from the same Arabic aʿlā.
Aala Name History & Origins
The spelling Aala does not show the Arabic distinctions that a native-script spelling would. آلاء is a feminine noun in Arabic, and its appearance in the Quran - especially as the repeated word for "favors" in Surah Ar-Rahman - gave it religious significance. As a personal name it belongs to Arabic-speaking Muslim usage. The adjective أعلى is familiar from the title of Surah Al-Aʿlā, "The Most High"; it is an ordinary superlative rather than the usual source of the given name in Arabic. In South Asian usage, the form aala (اعلی) is a common adjective meaning "high" or "excellent," and it can appear in the same Latin spelling. Because Latin-script records do not distinguish آلاء from أعلى, historical references to an "Aala" can be ambiguous unless the Arabic spelling is known.
How Popular is the Name Aala?
Aala has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2017. Its best rank was #8,146 in 2018.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #15,179 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #13,587 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #12,198 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #13,442 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #9,732 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #8,146 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #8,297 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #10,860 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #14,479 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #13,151 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #11,246 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #16,100 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #15,353 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Aala Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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