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What does Ala mean?

Ala Pronunciation of Ala as a name for girls has its root in Old German, and the meaning of the name Ala is "noble, exalted". Ala is a version of Alice (Old German). Ala is also a variant of Alla: respelling of Ella.

STARTS WITH Al-

ASSOCIATED WITH noble, exalted

Variations

VARIANTS Ellie, Elli, Alya, Ally, Allie, Alli, Alie, Ali, Alais, Alah, Aillie, Ailie

RELATED FORMS VIA ALICE, ALLA Alaisa, Alecia, Alica, Alicah, Alicea, Alicia, Alika, Alikah, Aliki, Alis, Alisa, Alisah, Alisan, Alise, Alisha, Alissa, Alisz, Alitia, Aliz, Alles, Allis, Allys, Alyce, Alys, Alysa, Alyse, Alysia, Alyss, Alyssa, Elke, Ellsa, Elsa, Ilysa

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ala Faith (A.F.), ..

How popular is Ala?

Ala is a rare first name for females but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#38198 out of 150436, Top 25%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Ala was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its highest rank of #1859 in the U.S. then, but is not in the Top 1000 at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Ala name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Ala outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Alecia, Ali (#1841 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Alica, Alice (#71), Alicia (#391), Alisa (#1032), Alise, Alisha (#957), Alissa (#1182), Alla, Alli, Allie (#350), Ally (#1274), Alyce, Alys, Alysa, Alyse, Alysia, Alyssa (#150), Elli, Ellie (#37) and Elsa (#888) are the prominent related forms of Ala ranked in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Allis, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Ala was at its most widespread a century ago (MEDIAN #1520) and is somewhat lower today (#1398, 46.1%). Alice is the steady favorite, although Ellie appears to be becoming a favorite too, while forms like Alicia are now less common.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Ala, Alecia, Ali, Alice, Alicia in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Alisa, Alise, Alisha, Alissa, Alla in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Alli, Allie, Ally, Alyce, Alys in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Alysa, Alyse, Alysia, Alyssa, Elli in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Ellie, Elsa in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Alica, Alice, Alicia, Alisha, Alyssa outside U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Ellie, Elsa outside U.S.

Similar Names

Ala is alike in pronunciation to Aalya, Ailee, Ailey, Aili, Alaia, Aleea, Aley, Alia, Aliye, Alley, Aloe, Ayla, Eilah, Eli, Elia, Ella, Eula, Eulah, Ili, Illa, Ola, Olia, Ula, Ulli and Yulia. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Ada, Aja, Al, Alba, Alda, Alfa, Alma, Alta, Alva, Ama, Ana, Ara, Arla, Asa, Ava, Aya and Aza. These names tend to be more commonly used than Ala.

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