Ala'A is a distinctive choice, ranked #5545 in 2008. Your child is likely to be the only Ala'A in their class.
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UK Rank 2008
#5545
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About the Name Ala'A
Ala'A has held its ground, ranked #5,545 in 2008 and never far from its best of #3,795 in 1996 — a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been relatively new to UK records, first appearing in 1996.
Ala'A is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ala'A in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ala'A
Alaa Hussein — Alaa Hussein is an Iraqi actress, and visual artist.
Alaa Fouad — Alaa El-Din Fouad is an Egyptian lawyer, judge and current minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
Alaa Al-Sasi — Ala Al-Sasi is a Yemeni international footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ala'A
Unlikely. With around 3 UK babies named Ala'A per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ala'A in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ala'A has appeared in UK birth records in only 3 separate years, most recently ranked #5,545 in 2008. That is too little history to call a trend.
Ala'A is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Alaa include: Alaa Hussein, Alaa Fouad and Alaa Al-Sasi. Short summaries for each appear below.
Alaa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Alaas in the wild.
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UK babies named Ala'A (2008)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 1750 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ala'A
Almost certainly the only Ala'A in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2008)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ala'A
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Alaa Mohammed Hosni El Sayed Mubarak (Arabic: علاء محمد حسني السيد مبارك; Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ʕæˈlæːʔ mæˈħæmmæd ˈħosni (ʔe)sˈsæjjed moˈbɑːɾɑk]; born 26 November 1960) is an Egyptian businessman and the elder of two sons of Hosni Mubarak, the former President of Egypt who served from 1981 to 2011, and his wife, Suzanne Mubarak.
Ala'a Hussein Ali Al-Khafaji Al-Jaber is a Kuwaiti-born Iraqi military officer who served as the head of the Republic of Kuwait, a brief puppet government in Kuwait after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Alaa Ghram is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Ukrainian Premier League Club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Tunisia national team.