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What does Ala mean?
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-
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(female)
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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)
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.
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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