Recorded 1916–1930 Girls' name Peak 1923 46 births

Alna — girls' name

46 babies named Alna in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s141920s271930s5
1920s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Alna was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

8 babies were named Alna in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alna

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Alna between 1916 and 1930, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alna performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alna 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 46 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.

Alna at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

46

Since 1916

15 years of records

Peak year

1923

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1916

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1930

Alna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1916

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1923)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
456789 1930192419231921192019191916 7

Alna by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
27 births that decade — 59% of Alna's all-time total
1910s141920s271930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alna?
46 babies have been named Alna since 1916. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1923 with 8 births.
When was Alna most popular?
Alna was most popular in the 1920s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Alna been used?
Alna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 15 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Alna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alnisa, Alnita, Alnisha, Alnora, and 3 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, 1916–1930 (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.