Fun Facts About the Name Alarah
- 60 babies named Alarah: U.S. records list 60 babies given the name Alarah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Alarah Mean?
Alarah is a rare given name, and no meaning for it is securely established. It is often listed alongside names that sound similar, but those are separate names with separate backgrounds: Alara is a Turkish given name and place name, Elara belongs to Greek myth, and Alora is tied to a town in Andalusia, Spain. A shared spelling pattern does not show that Alarah comes from any of them, so it is described here as having an uncertain meaning rather than a settled translation.
Alarah Name History & Origins
Alarah appears as a rare spelling in modern English-language use. Its closest well-known counterpart is the Turkish feminine name Alara, which is also the name of the Alara River and of the nearby Alara Castle in the Alanya district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Turkish given names are frequently drawn from place names, but whether the river name produced the personal name or the two arose independently is not settled, and the origin of the river name itself is unclear.
The Greek name Elara, a nymph connected with Zeus in myth and later used for one of Jupiter's moons, is stressed differently and has its own Greek background. Alora is a place name in Málaga Province, Spain. Neither can be shown to be the source of Alarah. The -ah ending matches a long-standing feminine spelling in English, as in Sarah and Hannah, but the ending carries no meaning by itself.
How Popular is the Name Alarah?
Alarah 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 2025. Its best rank was #8,884 in 2025.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,884 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #12,179 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #12,224 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #10,414 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #15,375 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #11,401 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #13,870 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #13,553 | 7 | 0.0004% |
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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