US rank #4822 Girls' name Peak 2014 1,064 births

Alaynah — #4822 US girls' name

1,064 babies named Alaynah in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s502000s2872010s5682020s159
#4822
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Alaynah was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

77 babies were named Alaynah in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alaynah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,064 babies named Alaynah between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alaynah currently holds the #4822 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 77 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alaynah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 568 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alaynah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 105 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Alaynah in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alaynah 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 1,064 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.

Alaynah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,064

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2014

77 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,822

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alaynah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
77
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
020406080100 202420202016201220082004200019961990 9

Alaynah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
568 births that decade — 53% of Alaynah's all-time total
1990s502000s2872010s5682020s159

Alaynah by state

Where Alaynah concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alaynah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
105 9.9%
#2 California
34 3.2%
#3 Florida
24 2.3%
#4 Michigan
17 1.6%
#5 Ohio
15 1.4%
#6 North Carolina
7 0.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
6 0.6%
#8 Georgia
5 0.5%
Texas share of Alaynah's total US births 9.9%
Even split

105 of 1,064 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Alaynah appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alaynah?
1,064 babies have been named Alaynah since 1990. It currently ranks #4822 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 77 births.
When was Alaynah most popular?
Alaynah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 568 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Alaynah most popular?
The top states for the name Alaynah are Texas (105 births), California (34 births), Florida (24 births).
How long has the name Alaynah been used?
Alaynah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alaynah?
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.

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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, 1990–2024 (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.