Girls' name · since 2003

Aleanna

201 babies named Aleanna in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#8281
among girls today
201
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade
53%
more common than other girls

Yes -- Aleanna is the #8281 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 201 recorded since 2003.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleanna has been recorded 201 times among girls since 2003, currently ranked #8281 nationally and more common than 53% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.

  • #8281 among girls today
  • 201 born since 2003
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 53% more common than other girls

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

Aleanna is currently the #8281 girls' name in America, more common than 53% of girls - 201 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.

#8281
among girls today
201
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade
53%
more common than other girls

Aleanna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%53.2%
Aleanna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8281
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 53% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Aleanna was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

14 babies were named Aleanna in 2011 - its busiest year on record.

How Aleanna compares

201 37th 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

Aleanna's all-time total is 47% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aleanna Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 201 382 567,345
Peak-year births 14 48 19,840

Aleanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Aleanna's full recorded timeline at 2015, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Aleanna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

201

Since 2003

23 years of records

Peak year

2011

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,281

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

2003

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2025

Aleanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
14
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
46810121416 20032006201020132016201920222025 14

Aleanna by decade

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

2010s was Aleanna's strongest decade.

94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Aleanna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 94 births (47% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Aleanna by state

Where Aleanna concentrates geographically, total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aleanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 2.5%
Florida share of Aleanna's total US births 2.5%

5 of 201 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleanna?
Since 2003, Social Security records show 201 babies named Aleanna. Today it holds rank #8281 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2011, with 14 births.
When was Aleanna most popular?
Aleanna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Aleanna most popular?
The top states for the name Aleanna are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Aleanna been used?
The SSA has tracked Aleanna since 2003 -- 23 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Aleanna?
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.

What to do with Aleanna's data

  • Aleanna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (94 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Florida records the most Aleannas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2003–2025 (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. "Aleanna: #8281 Girls' Name - 201 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aleanna. 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 Aleanna 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 July 2026.