US rank #4917 Girls' name Peak 2003 961 births

Aleana — #4917 US girls' name

961 babies named Aleana in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s291980s641990s1322000s2772010s3272020s132
#4917
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Aleana was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

38 babies were named Aleana in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleana

The Social Security Administration has registered 961 babies named Aleana between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aleana currently holds the #4917 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 327 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aleana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 59 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Aleana in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleana 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 961 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.

Aleana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

961

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2003

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,917

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aleana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
38
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
010203040 202420182012200620001994198819811973 5

Aleana by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
327 births that decade — 34% of Aleana's all-time total
1970s291980s641990s1322000s2772010s3272020s132

Aleana by state

Where Aleana concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Aleana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
59 6.1%
#2 Texas
30 3.1%
#3 Florida
14 1.5%
#4 Arizona
6 0.6%
#5 New York
5 0.5%
California share of Aleana's total US births 6.1%
Even split

59 of 961 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleana?
961 babies have been named Aleana since 1973. It currently ranks #4917 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 38 births.
When was Aleana most popular?
Aleana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 327 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Aleana most popular?
The top states for the name Aleana are California (59 births), Texas (30 births), Florida (14 births).
How long has the name Aleana been used?
Aleana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aleana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, 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, 1973–2024 (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.