US rank #3219 Girls' name Peak 1985 3,154 births

Alona — #3219 US girls' name

3,154 babies named Alona in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s211930s401940s2481950s1131960s1441970s1671980s3201990s3402000s8062010s6942020s244
#3219
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Alona was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

107 babies were named Alona in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alona

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,154 babies named Alona between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alona currently holds the #3219 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 107 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alona performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 806 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Alona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 236 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Alona in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alona 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 3,154 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.

Alona at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,154

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

1985

107 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,219

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1985)
107
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
-50050100150 202420111998198519721959194619311917 9

Alona by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
806 births that decade — 26% of Alona's all-time total
1910s171920s211930s401940s2481950s1131960s1441970s1671980s3201990s3402000s8062010s6942020s244

Alona by state

Where Alona concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
236 7.5%
#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%
California share of Alona's total US births 7.5%
Even split

236 of 3,154 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Alona appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alona?
3,154 babies have been named Alona since 1917. It currently ranks #3219 among girls. The peak year was 1985 with 107 births.
When was Alona most popular?
Alona was most popular in the 2000s decade with 806 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Alona most popular?
The top states for the name Alona are California (236 births), Texas (80 births), Georgia (76 births).
How long has the name Alona been used?
Alona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alondra, Alora, Alonna, Alonda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1917–2024 (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.