Girls' name · since 1970
Alania
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 741 babies named Alania, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,194 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,278 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 741
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
741 babies have been named Alania since 1970, making it today's #5278 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alania has been recorded 741 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #5278 nationally and more common than 69% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #9,194 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,278 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 741 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alania ranks #9,194 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,278 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 741 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,194 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,278 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 741
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alania's 741 recorded births place it above 87.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Alania compares
741 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Alania's all-time total is 97% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alania | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 741 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alania's full recorded timeline at 2003, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Alania by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (240 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Alania's strongest decade.
240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Alania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 67
1980s
67 births
- 1990s
1990s
96 births
- 2000s
2000s
187 births
- 2010s
2010s
240 births
- 2020s
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 240 births (32% of all-time use).
How Alania 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 Alania's total volume
Alania by state
Where Alania concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
12 of 741 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Alania's data
- Alania's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (240 total births) through the 2020s (140) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alanias (12 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 Alania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Alania 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.