Alayana — #14538 US girls' name
23 babies named Alayana in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 18% of names given to girls today.
48% of everyone ever named Alayana was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Alayana in 2008 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Alayana
The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Alayana between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alayana currently holds the #14538 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Alayana performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alayana shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Alayana 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 23 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.
Alayana at a glance
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Current rank
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Alayana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2008
- Peak year (2008)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
Currently ranks #14538 among girls.
23 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 6 births in a single year.
Alayana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 11 births that decade — 48% of Alayana's all-time total
Alayana decade highlights
- Peak decade 11 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Alayana's strongest decade
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 48% of all-time use.
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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, 2008–2024 (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.