48%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Arabic Scripts علاء(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /ʕa.ˈlaːʔ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "excellence, elevation" in Arabic, from the root علا (ʿalā) meaning "to be high". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootʿalāʾVariantAlaaSame SpellingAla 2User SubmissionsƏla, Ala PopularityDetails Last ranked #939 in 1881 United States People think this name isRate·Details youthful informal urban refined simple Categories Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest, greatness, palindromes