Girls' name · since 1968
Alenna
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 545 babies named Alenna, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,232 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,621 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 545
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
545 babies have been named Alenna since 1968, making it today's #6621 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Alenna recorded 545 times among girls since 1968, holding rank #6621 nationally today, ahead of 62% 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 1968 to 2025.
- #11,232 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,621 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 545 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alenna ranks #11,232 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,621 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 545 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,232 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,621 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 545
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alenna's 545 recorded births place it above 84.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Alenna compares
545 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Alenna's all-time total is 45% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alenna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 545 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alenna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alenna's full recorded timeline at 2007, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alenna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Alenna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (204 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Alenna's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Alenna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
143 births
- 2010s
2010s
204 births
- 2020s
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 204 births (37% of all-time use).
How Alenna 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 Alenna's total volume
Alenna by state
Where Alenna concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 29 | 5.3% |
54 of 545 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Alenna's data
- Alenna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (204 total births) through the 2020s (124) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alennas (54 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Alenna: 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 (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Alenna 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.