Recorded 2002–2012 Girls' name Peak 2008 74 births

Alawna — girls' name

74 babies named Alawna in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

74 girls have been named Alawna since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

74
total births
2002–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Alawna was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

11 babies were named Alawna in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alawna

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Alawna between 2002 and 2012, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alawna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alawna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Alawna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alawna 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 74 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.

Alawna at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

74

Since 2002

11 years of records

Peak year

2008

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2002

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2012

Alawna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2002

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2008)
11
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 2012201120102009200820072005200420032002 9

Alawna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
53 births that decade — 72% of Alawna's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alawna?
74 babies have been named Alawna since 2002. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2008 with 11 births.
When was Alawna most popular?
Alawna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Alawna been used?
Alawna has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 11 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Alawna?
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.

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, 2002–2012 (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.