Girls' name · since 1990
Alaynah
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 1,088 babies named Alaynah, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,083 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,808 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,088
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,088 babies have been named Alaynah since 1990, making it today's #5808 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Alaynah recorded 1,088 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #5808 nationally today, ahead of 66% 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 1990 to 2025.
- #7,083 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,808 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,088 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaynah ranks #7,083 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,808 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,088 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,083 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,808 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,088
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alaynah's 1,088 recorded births place it above 90.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Alaynah compares
1,088 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Alaynah's all-time total is 189% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alaynah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,088 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alaynah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alaynah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 77, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alaynah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Alaynah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (569 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Alaynah's strongest decade.
569 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Alaynah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
287 births
- 2010s
2010s
569 births
- 2020s 182
2020s
182 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 569 births (52% of all-time use).
How Alaynah 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 Alaynah's total volume
Alaynah by state
Where Alaynah concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 106 | 9.7% |
| #2 | California | | 34 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 24 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.6% |
106 of 1,088 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Alaynah appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alaynah's data
- Alaynah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (569 total births); usage has since declined to 182 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Alaynahs (106 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Alaynah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Alaynah 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.