Girls' name · since 1993
Alanta
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 82 babies named Alanta, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,303 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 82
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
82 girls have been named Alanta since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alanta has been recorded 82 times among girls since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2007.
- #29,303 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 82 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alanta ranks #29,303 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 82 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,303 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 82
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alanta's 82 recorded births place it above 59.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alanta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alanta splits its recorded history at 2000: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alanta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2007
- Peak year (1997)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Alanta by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (43 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Alanta's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Alanta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 43 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Alanta's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 2000s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alanta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1993–2007 (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 Alanta 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.