Alla

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Meaning

Alla is a Russian and Ukrainian female given name. The Eastern Orthodox Church usually relates the name with Saint Alla, the widow of a Gothic chieftain, martyred in King Athanaric's times.

From Wikipedia

Alla first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 107 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1927 with 25 babies (rank #1,672 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Alla

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alla yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,197

Total babies (all years)

107

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Alla

Alla Pugachevaprincipal director · b. 1949
Alla Nazimovafilm actor · b. 1879
Alla Horskavisual artist · b. 1929

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	6	#742
1881	7	#683
1883	5	#922
1887	6	#1,036
1889	7	#1,028
1890	5	#1,339
1891	7	#1,097
1892	7	#1,172
1893	7	#1,178
1894	6	#1,355
1895	7	#1,302
1897	9	#1,094
1898	9	#1,173
1899	7	#1,284
1900	9	#1,323
1901	13	#919
1902	7	#1,444
1903	5	#1,799
1904	9	#1,255
1907	12	#1,143
1908	12	#1,209
1909	13	#1,153
1910	6	#2,149
1911	9	#1,662
1912	12	#1,620
1913	16	#1,468
1914	11	#2,129
1915	20	#1,675
1916	14	#2,250
1917	20	#1,775
1918	23	#1,693
1919	23	#1,698
1920	23	#1,753
1921	22	#1,867
1922	17	#2,188
1923	22	#1,843
1924	24	#1,770
1925	17	#2,196
1926	21	#1,883
1927	25	#1,672
1928	20	#1,899
1929	17	#2,011
1930	17	#2,025
1931	12	#2,428
1932	17	#1,957
1933	23	#1,552
1934	18	#1,834
1935	18	#1,846
1936	11	#2,522
1937	9	#2,946
1938	13	#2,343
1939	13	#2,301
1940	5	#4,365
1941	7	#3,569
1942	10	#2,991
1943	11	#2,865
1944	7	#3,691
1945	6	#4,034
1946	7	#4,000
1947	11	#3,246
1949	8	#3,897
1950	9	#3,670
1951	8	#4,018
1952	5	#5,572
1954	5	#5,761
1955	6	#5,220
1956	5	#5,972
1957	5	#6,092
1963	5	#6,603
1968	5	#7,032
1984	5	#10,467
1987	6	#9,867
1988	6	#10,413
1989	6	#10,896
1990	5	#13,024
1991	9	#8,615
1992	12	#7,075
1993	11	#7,509
1994	12	#7,118
1995	12	#7,064
1996	8	#9,615
1997	11	#7,766
1998	11	#8,033
1999	16	#6,202
2000	19	#5,710
2001	22	#5,190
2002	11	#8,868
2003	11	#9,074
2004	8	#11,677
2005	13	#8,356
2006	18	#6,868
2007	13	#9,033
2008	10	#10,846
2009	13	#8,917
2010	8	#12,337
2011	5	#16,915
2012	8	#12,267
2013	6	#14,694
2014	12	#9,006
2015	5	#16,563
2016	12	#8,911
2017	9	#10,745
2018	11	#9,183
2020	10	#9,587
2021	9	#10,326
2022	6	#13,689
2023	5	#15,292