Alea comes from the Modern American / Arabic tradition, meaning Exalted, sublime.
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How popular is Alea?
2000peak year
Alea's usage has held roughly steady recently. Today, Alea is a less common but recognizable name in U.S. records (ranked #2,870) with about 59 babies named Alea each year. At its height in 2000, Alea reached #1,254 nationally — 156 babies received it that single year. Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. In all, around 4,029 babies have been registered as Alea since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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