Girls' name · since 1985
Aleyna
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 2,938 babies named Aleyna, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,643 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,179 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,938
- born since 1985
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aleyna currently ranks #1179 among girls' names in America, with 2,938 babies recorded since 1985.
Aleyna has 2,938 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1179 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #3,643 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,179 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,938 born since 1985
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleyna ranks #3,643 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,179 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,938 born since 1985, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,643 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,179 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,938
- born since 1985
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aleyna's 2,938 recorded births place it above 94.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Aleyna compares
2,938 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Aleyna's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleyna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,938 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 268 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aleyna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aleyna's full recorded timeline at 2007, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 268 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aleyna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 268
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Currently ranks #1179 among girls.
2,938 total births across 41 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 268 births in a single year.
Aleyna by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,114 births, 38% of the file).
2020s was Aleyna's strongest decade.
1,114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Aleyna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 140
1990s
140 births
- 2000s
2000s
564 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,106 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,114 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,114 births (38% of all-time use).
Aleyna decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,114 births
- Runner-up 1,106 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Aleyna 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 Aleyna's total volume
Aleyna by state
Where Aleyna concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 607 | 20.7% |
| #2 | California | | 460 | 15.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 185 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 130 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 56 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 45 | 1.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 42 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 31 | 1.1% |
607 of 2,938 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 20.7% of nationwide
- California 15.7% of nationwide
- New York 6.3% of nationwide
- Florida 4.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 23 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 20.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
Aleyna appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Aleynas (607 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1985–2025 (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 Aleyna 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.
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