Total births
23
Girls' name · since 2008
Alayana
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.
- #14590
- among girls today
- 23
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 18%
- more common than other girls
Alayana currently ranks #14590 among girls' names in America, with 23 babies recorded since 2008.
Alayana has 23 recorded births among girls since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14590 as of the latest data, more common than 18% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2024.
- #14590 among girls today
- 23 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
- 18% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Alayana is currently the #14590 girls' name in America, more common than 18% of girls - 23 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14590
- among girls today
- 23
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 18%
- more common than other girls
Alayana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14590
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 18% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Alayana was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
6 babies were named Alayana in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
How Alayana compares
23 8th percentile among 17,726 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
Alayana's all-time total is 94% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alayana | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Alayana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alayana splits its recorded history at 2022: 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 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alayana at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2008
Current rank
#14,590
Active since
2008
Alayana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Alayana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Alayana's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Alayana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Alayana? ▼
Since 2008, Social Security records show 23 babies named Alayana. Today it holds rank #14590 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 6 births.
When was Alayana most popular? ▼
Alayana was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Alayana been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Alayana since 2008 -- 17 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Alayana? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Alayana
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2008–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Alayana: #14590 Girls' Name - 23 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/alayana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Alayana 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 June 2026.