Girls' name · since 1930
Alana
Alana has 68,264 recorded births since 1930 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #140 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 68,264
- born since 1930
- 2000s
- peak decade
68,264 babies have been named Alana since 1930, making it today's #140 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Alana recorded 68,264 times among girls since 1930, holding rank #140 nationally today, ahead of 99.2% 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 1930 to 2025.
- #487 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #140 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 68,264 born since 1930
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alana ranks #487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #140 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 68,264 born since 1930, peaking in the 2000s.
- #487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #140 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 68,264
- born since 1930
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alana's 68,264 recorded births place it above 99.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alana compares
68,264 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Alana's all-time total is 182x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 68,264 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,461 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alana splits its recorded history at 1979: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1931 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 2,461 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 2,461
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Alana popularity over time - boys
31 total births recorded since 1980 (Alana as boys' name)
Alana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (17,935 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Alana's strongest decade.
17,935 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Alana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 44
1930s
44 births
- 1940s 1,143
1940s
1,143 births
- 1950s 1,413
1950s
1,413 births
- 1960s 1,889
1960s
1,889 births
- 1970s 3,519
1970s
3,519 births
- 1980s 6,916
1980s
6,916 births
- 1990s
1990s
9,220 births
- 2000s
2000s
17,935 births
- 2010s
2010s
16,263 births
- 2020s
2020s
9,922 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17,935 births (26% of all-time use).
How Alana 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 Alana's total volume
Alana by state
Where Alana concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,862 | 13.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 5,435 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 4,991 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 4,894 | 7.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 2,767 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,621 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 2,584 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 2,377 | 3.5% |
8,862 of 68,264 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Alana appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alana's data
- Alana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (17,935 total births) through the 2020s (9,922) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alanas (8,862 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1930–2025 (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 Alana 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.