Girls' name · since 1976
Alainna
766 babies named Alainna in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,002 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,610 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 766
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alainna currently ranks #7610 among girls' names in America, with 766 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alainna has been recorded 766 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #7610 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #9,002 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,610 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 766 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alainna ranks #9,002 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,610 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 766 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,002 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,610 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 766
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alainna's 766 recorded births place it above 87.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Alainna compares
766 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Alainna's all-time total is 104% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alainna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 766 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alainna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alainna splits its recorded history at 2002: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alainna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Alainna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (246 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Alainna's strongest decade.
246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Alainna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 74
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
138 births
- 2000s
2000s
246 births
- 2010s
2010s
208 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 246 births (32% of all-time use).
How Alainna 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 Alainna's total volume
Alainna by state
Where Alainna concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
6 of 766 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Alainna's data
- Alainna's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (246 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Alainnas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Alainna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Alainna 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.