Girls' name · since 1969

Aleena

Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 12,535 babies named Aleena, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#1,455 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#658 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
12,535
born since 1969
2010s
peak decade

12,535 babies have been named Aleena since 1969, making it today's #658 girls' name.

Aleena has 12,535 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #658 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.

  • #1,455 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #658 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 12,535 born since 1969
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleena ranks #1,455 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #658 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 12,535 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.

#1,455 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#658 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
12,535
born since 1969
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%96.1%
Aleena vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Aleena's 12,535 recorded births place it above 97.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

39 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Aleena compares

12,535 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Aleena's all-time total is 33x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aleena Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 12,535 376 567,345
Peak-year births 688 21 19,840

Aleena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Aleena's full recorded timeline at 1998, 93% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 7% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 688 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Aleena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2015)
688
Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
0200400600800 196919781985199219992006201320202025 436

Aleena by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (5,649 births, 45% of the file).

2010s was Aleena's strongest decade.

5,649 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Aleena births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,649 births (45% of all-time use).

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

How Aleena 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 Aleena's total volume

Aleena vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -76, 2.8%-60, 5.8%-45, 11.3%-56, 23.4%-146, 3%-144, 1.6%-146, 2.4%-128, 3.3%-80, 3%-146, 2.2%-146, 4.1%-146, 3.4%-70, 7.2%-63, 13.4%-103, 3.5%Aleena-57, 5.5%Aleena
Aleena vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Aleena by state

Where Aleena concentrates geographically, total births since 1969

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aleena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,775 22.1%
#2 Texas
1,381 11.0%
#3 New York
1,003 8.0%
#4 Florida
607 4.8%
#5 Illinois
538 4.3%
#6 Pennsylvania
425 3.4%
#7 New Jersey
369 2.9%
#8 Ohio
356 2.8%
California share of Aleena's total US births 22.1%
Even split

2,775 of 12,535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.

Aleena appears in 39 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleena?
12,535 babies have been named Aleena since 1969. All-time, it sits at #1,455 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #658 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 688 births.
Where does Aleena sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleena ranks #1,455 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #658 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aleena most popular?
Aleena was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5,649 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Aleena most popular?
The top states for the name Aleena are California (2,775 births), Texas (1,381 births), New York (1,003 births).
How long has the name Aleena been used?
Records for Aleena go back to 1969, giving 57 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Aleena?
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 Aleena's data

  • Aleena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,649 total births) through the 2020s (2,749) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Aleenas (2,775 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

Keep exploring Aleena

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aleena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1969–2025 (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 Aleena 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.