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
Alahna's 1,136 recorded births place it above 90.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2008)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Currently ranks #5036 among girls.
1,136 total births across 40 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 62 births in a single year.
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
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 95
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
433 births
- 2010s
2010s
432 births
- 2020s 171
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 433 births (38% of all-time use).
Alahna decade highlights
- Peak decade 433 births
- Runner-up 432 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Alahna concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| 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% |
67 of 1,136 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 5.9% of nationwide
- Florida 3.2% of nationwide
- Texas 2.6% of nationwide
- Ohio 1.5% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 1.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 7 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 5.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~39 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, 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.
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