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Alea

Meaning: High, exalted
Origin: Variant of Aaliyah (from Arabic)

Origin: German and Frisian — Pet form of Eulalia or short form of names beginning Adal- (noble)

Girl's name · #2958 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Alea reached its best rank, #1229, in 1999 and ranked #2958 in 2025. About 4,100 girls have carried it since 1961.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#33 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2025) · #40 in Switzerland (2025) · #94 in Slovenia (2025) · #118 in Austria (2025) · #241 in Sweden (2025) · #941 in Belgium (2025) · #1,641 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,371 in France (2025).

Famous Aleas

Alea Nadeem — Notable figure

In stories & tradition

Alea — Greek mythology
Alea Dent^fr — Mostly Harmless (book)

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Aleah (#965), Alea would rank around #848 with about 320 births last year — the newborns split about 83/17 between Aleah and Alea.

Similar names: Alyah · Kalli · Halia · Elli · Camdyn · Loralei

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