Girls' name · since 1970
Ahna
1,171 babies named Ahna in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,731 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,139 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,171
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ahna is the #5139 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,171 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Ahna recorded 1,171 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #5139 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #6,731 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,139 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,171 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahna ranks #6,731 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,139 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,171 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,731 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,139 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,171
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ahna's 1,171 recorded births place it above 90.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Ahna compares
1,171 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ahna's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ahna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,171 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ahna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ahna's full recorded timeline at 2000, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 68 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ahna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Ahna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (386 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Ahna's strongest decade.
386 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Ahna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 69
1970s
69 births
- 1980s 94
1980s
94 births
- 1990s
1990s
165 births
- 2000s
2000s
320 births
- 2010s
2010s
386 births
- 2020s 137
2020s
137 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 386 births (33% of all-time use).
How Ahna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ahna's total volume
Ahna by state
Where Ahna concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
16 of 1,171 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Ahna appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ahna's data
- Ahna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (386 total births) through the 2020s (137) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Ahnas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Ahna
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ahna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ahna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.