Girls' name · since 1986

Alahna

Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 1,136 babies named Alahna, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#6,860 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,036 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,136
born since 1986
2000s
peak decade

Alahna currently ranks #5036 among girls' names in America, with 1,136 babies recorded since 1986.

Social Security Administration records show Alahna recorded 1,136 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #5036 nationally today, ahead of 71% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.

  • #6,860 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,036 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,136 born since 1986
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alahna ranks #6,860 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,036 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,136 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.

#6,860 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,036 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,136
born since 1986
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%70.8%
Alahna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Alahna's 1,136 recorded births place it above 90.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Alahna compares

1,136 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

Alahna's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Alahna Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,136 376 567,345
Peak-year births 62 21 19,840

Alahna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Alahna's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Alahna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
62
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
020406080 19861995200020052010201520202025 26

Alahna by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (433 births, 38% of the file).

2000s was Alahna's strongest decade.

433 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Alahna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 433 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Alahna 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 Alahna's total volume

Alahna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -38, 5%-28, 13.8%-80, 3.2%-144, 4.3%-49, 5.5%-31, 11%-28, 10.1%-31, 6.1%-31, 7.7%-36, 9.8%-133, 6.1%-106, 5.9%-47, 4.7%-80, 3.3%-64, 6.1%Alahna-40, 5.5%Alahna
Alahna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Alahna by state

Where Alahna concentrates geographically, total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Alahna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
67 5.9%
#2 Florida
36 3.2%
#3 Texas
30 2.6%
#4 Ohio
17 1.5%
#5 Pennsylvania
12 1.1%
#6 Michigan
6 0.5%
#7 Illinois
5 0.4%
California share of Alahna's total US births 5.9%
Even split

67 of 1,136 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alahna?
Since 1986, Social Security records show 1,136 babies named Alahna. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #6,860 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #5,036 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 62 births.
Where does Alahna sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alahna ranks #6,860 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,036 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alahna most popular?
Alahna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 433 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Alahna most popular?
The top states for the name Alahna are California (67 births), Florida (36 births), Texas (30 births).
How long has the name Alahna been used?
Records for Alahna go back to 1986, giving 40 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Alahna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alana, Alaina, Alayna, Alanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Alahna's data

  • Alahna's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (433 total births) through the 2020s (171) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Alahnas (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Alahna

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alahna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1986–2025 (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 Alahna 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.