Recorded 2015–2023 Girls' name Peak 2015 22 births

Alhena — girls' name

22 babies named Alhena in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s122020s10
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Alhena was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

6 babies were named Alhena in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alhena

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Alhena between 2015 and 2023, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alhena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alhena performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Alhena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alhena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alhena at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

22

Since 2015

9 years of records

Peak year

2015

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2015

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2023

Alhena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2015

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2015)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 2023202220172015 6

Alhena by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 55% of Alhena's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alhena?
22 babies have been named Alhena since 2015. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2015 with 6 births.
When was Alhena most popular?
Alhena was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Alhena been used?
Alhena has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 9 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Alhena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alheli, Alhana, Alhia, Alhanouf, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2015–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.