Girls' name · since 1880
Alla
1,192 babies named Alla in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,958 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,192
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,192 babies have been named Alla since 1880, making it today's #14958 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Alla recorded 1,192 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #14958 nationally today, ahead of 14% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #6,639 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,958 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,192 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alla ranks #6,639 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,958 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,192 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,958 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,192
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alla's 1,192 recorded births place it above 90.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Alla compares
1,192 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Alla's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,192 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alla's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alla popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Alla popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1986 (Alla as boys' name)
Alla by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (208 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Alla's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Alla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 31
1880s
31 births
- 1890s 64
1890s
64 births
- 1900s 80
1900s
80 births
- 1910s
1910s
154 births
- 1920s
1920s
208 births
- 1930s
1930s
151 births
- 1940s 72
1940s
72 births
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
138 births
- 2010s 76
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 208 births (17% of all-time use).
How Alla 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 Alla's total volume
Alla by state
Where Alla concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 38 | 3.2% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Washington | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.4% |
38 of 1,192 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Alla's data
- Alla's decade-level peak was the 1920s (208 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Allas (38 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Alla 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.