Girls' name · since 1945
Alayna
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 35,589 babies named Alayna, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #332 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 35,589
- born since 1945
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alayna is the #332 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 35,589 recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Alayna recorded 35,589 times among girls since 1945, holding rank #332 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #737 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #332 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 35,589 born since 1945
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alayna ranks #737 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #332 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 35,589 born since 1945, peaking in the 2010s.
- #737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #332 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 35,589
- born since 1945
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alayna's 35,589 recorded births place it above 98.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Alayna compares
35,589 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Alayna's all-time total is 95x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alayna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 35,589 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,563 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alayna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alayna's full recorded timeline at 1992, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 1,563 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alayna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 1,563
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Alayna popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2015 (Alayna as boys' name)
Alayna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (14,452 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Alayna's strongest decade.
14,452 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Alayna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 105
1960s
105 births
- 1970s 245
1970s
245 births
- 1980s 928
1980s
928 births
- 1990s 3,278
1990s
3,278 births
- 2000s
2000s
10,110 births
- 2010s
2010s
14,452 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,455 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 14,452 births (41% of all-time use).
How Alayna 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 Alayna's total volume
Alayna by state
Where Alayna concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,292 | 9.3% |
| #2 | California | | 2,279 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 2,150 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 1,863 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,757 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 1,646 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,448 | 4.1% |
| #8 | New York | | 1,275 | 3.6% |
3,292 of 35,589 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Alayna appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alayna's data
- Alayna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (14,452 total births) through the 2020s (6,455) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Alaynas (3,292 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Alayna: 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 (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Alayna 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.