Girls' name · since 1891
Alena
Alena has 16,014 recorded births since 1891 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,226 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #707 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,014
- born since 1891
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alena is the #707 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 16,014 recorded since 1891.
Social Security Administration records show Alena recorded 16,014 times among girls since 1891, holding rank #707 nationally today, ahead of 96% 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 1891 to 2025.
- #1,226 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #707 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,014 born since 1891
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alena ranks #1,226 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #707 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,014 born since 1891, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,226 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #707 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,014
- born since 1891
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alena's 16,014 recorded births place it above 98.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alena compares
16,014 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Alena's all-time total is 43x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,014 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 499 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alena splits its recorded history at 1961: 95% of all births land in the more recent half, 5% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 499 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 499
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Alena by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,167 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Alena's strongest decade.
4,167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Alena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 43
1890s
43 births
- 1900s 52
1900s
52 births
- 1910s 135
1910s
135 births
- 1920s 180
1920s
180 births
- 1930s 106
1930s
106 births
- 1940s 113
1940s
113 births
- 1950s 194
1950s
194 births
- 1960s 446
1960s
446 births
- 1970s 869
1970s
869 births
- 1980s 1,307
1980s
1,307 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,196 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,917 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,167 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,289 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,167 births (26% of all-time use).
How Alena 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 Alena's total volume
Alena by state
Where Alena concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,171 | 13.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,233 | 7.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 759 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 700 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 621 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 594 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 570 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 531 | 3.3% |
2,171 of 16,014 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Alena appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alena's data
- Alena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,167 total births) through the 2020s (2,289) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alenas (2,171 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1891–2025 (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 Alena 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.