Alena vs Alexa

Side-by-side comparison of Alena and Alexa — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Alena

Girl name · Rank #750

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Name B

Alexa

Girl name · Rank #807

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Metric Alena Alexa
Current Rank #750 #807
Total Births (all years) 15,613 131,304
Peak Year 2015 2006
Peak Year Births 499 6,117
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1891 1916

Births by Decade

Decade Alena Alexa
1890ss 43 —
1900ss 52 —
1910ss 135 10
1920ss 180 45
1930ss 106 17
1940ss 113 219
1950ss 194 409
1960ss 446 442
1970ss 869 1,564
1980ss 1,307 4,786
1990ss 2,196 30,294
2000ss 3,916 48,112
2010ss 4,166 41,997
2020ss 1,890 3,409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alena Alexa
2014 465 4,249
2015 499 6,053
2016 471 4,775
2017 466 3,896
2018 377 3,067
2019 386 2,002
2020 416 1,284
2021 372 708
2022 388 577
2023 339 492
2024 375 348

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1891–2024.

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