US rank #8136 Girls' name Peak 2011 514 births

Alainah — #8136 US girls' name

514 babies named Alainah in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s1392010s2842020s71
#8136
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Alainah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

39 babies were named Alainah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alainah

The Social Security Administration has registered 514 babies named Alainah between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alainah currently holds the #8136 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alainah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 284 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alainah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Alainah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alainah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 514 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alainah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

514

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2011

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,136

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alainah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
39
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001991 5

Alainah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
284 births that decade — 55% of Alainah's all-time total
1990s202000s1392010s2842020s71

Alainah by state

Where Alainah concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alainah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
22 4.3%
#2 Ohio
7 1.4%
Texas share of Alainah's total US births 4.3%
Even split

22 of 514 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alainah?
514 babies have been named Alainah since 1991. It currently ranks #8136 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 39 births.
When was Alainah most popular?
Alainah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 284 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Alainah most popular?
The top states for the name Alainah are Texas (22 births), Ohio (7 births).
How long has the name Alainah been used?
Alainah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alainah?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.