Girls' name · since 1981
Alaena
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 294 babies named Alaena, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,627 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 294
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alaena currently ranks #13627 among girls' names in America, with 294 babies recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Alaena recorded 294 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #13627 nationally today, ahead of 21% 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 1981 to 2025.
- #16,058 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,627 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 294 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaena ranks #16,058 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,627 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 294 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,627 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 294
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alaena's 294 recorded births place it above 77.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Alaena compares
294 45th percentile among 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
Alaena's all-time total is 22% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alaena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 294 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alaena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alaena's full recorded timeline at 2008, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alaena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Alaena by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (114 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Alaena's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Alaena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 114 births (39% of all-time use).
Alaena by state
Where Alaena concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 294 births nationwide.
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What to do with Alaena's data
- Alaena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Alaenas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alaena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Alaena 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.