Girls' name · since 2003

Alianah

Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 283 babies named Alianah, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#9984
among girls today
283
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade
44%
more common than other girls

Alianah currently ranks #9984 among girls' names in America, with 283 babies recorded since 2003.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alianah has been recorded 283 times among girls since 2003, currently ranked #9984 nationally and more common than 44% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2024.

  • #9984 among girls today
  • 283 born since 2003
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 44% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Alianah is currently the #9984 girls' name in America, more common than 44% of girls - 283 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.

#9984
among girls today
283
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade
44%
more common than other girls

Alianah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%43.6%
Alianah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9984
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Alianah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

40 babies were named Alianah in 2012 - its busiest year on record.

How Alianah compares

283 44th percentile among 17,726 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

Alianah's all-time total is 26% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Alianah Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 283 382 567,345
Peak-year births 40 48 19,840

Alianah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Alianah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Alianah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

283

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2012

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,984

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alianah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
40
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
01020304050 20032008201120142017202020232024 10

Alianah by decade

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

2010s was Alianah's strongest decade.

184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Alianah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 184 births (65% of all-time use).

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

Alianah by state

Where Alianah concentrates geographically, total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alianah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 5.7%
#2 California
5 1.8%
Texas share of Alianah's total US births 5.7%
Even split

16 of 283 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alianah?
Alianah has been given to 283 babies in the U.S. since 2003, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #9984 as of the latest data. 40 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
When was Alianah most popular?
Alianah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 184 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Alianah most popular?
The top states for the name Alianah are Texas (16 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Alianah been used?
The SSA has tracked Alianah since 2003 -- 22 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Alianah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Alianah's data

  • Alianah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (184 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Alianahs (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 2003–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Alianah: #9984 Girls' Name - 283 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/alianah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Alianah 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 June 2026.