Girls' name · since 1917
Alona
Alona has 3,197 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,526 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,197
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alona currently ranks #3526 among girls' names in America, with 3,197 babies recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Alona recorded 3,197 times among girls since 1917, holding rank #3526 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #3,461 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,526 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,197 born since 1917
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alona ranks #3,461 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,526 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,197 born since 1917, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,526 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,197
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alona's 3,197 recorded births place it above 95.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alona compares
3,197 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
Alona's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,197 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 107 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alona's full recorded timeline at 1976, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 107 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Alona by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (806 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Alona's strongest decade.
806 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Alona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 21
1920s
21 births
- 1930s 40
1930s
40 births
- 1940s 248
1940s
248 births
- 1950s 113
1950s
113 births
- 1960s 144
1960s
144 births
- 1970s 167
1970s
167 births
- 1980s 320
1980s
320 births
- 1990s
1990s
340 births
- 2000s
2000s
806 births
- 2010s
2010s
694 births
- 2020s 287
2020s
287 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 806 births (25% of all-time use).
How Alona 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 Alona's total volume
Alona by state
Where Alona concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 236 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 80 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 76 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 66 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 64 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 63 | 2.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 58 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 47 | 1.5% |
236 of 3,197 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Alona appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alona's data
- Alona's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (806 total births) through the 2020s (287) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alonas (236 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Alona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Alona 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.