Girls' name · since 1990
Alyana
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 2,179 babies named Alyana, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,453 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,497 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,179
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alyana is the #1497 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,179 recorded since 1990.
Alyana has 2,179 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1497 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #4,453 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,497 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,179 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alyana ranks #4,453 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,497 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,179 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,453 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,497 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,179
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alyana's 2,179 recorded births place it above 93.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Alyana compares
2,179 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Alyana's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alyana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,179 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 143 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alyana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alyana's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 143, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alyana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 143
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Alyana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (933 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Alyana's strongest decade.
933 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Alyana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 117
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
587 births
- 2010s
2010s
933 births
- 2020s
2020s
542 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 933 births (43% of all-time use).
How Alyana 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 Alyana's total volume
Alyana by state
Where Alyana concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 355 | 16.3% |
| #2 | California | | 304 | 14.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 146 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 115 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 18 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 17 | 0.8% |
355 of 2,179 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Alyana appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alyana's data
- Alyana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (933 total births) through the 2020s (542) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Alyanas (355 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alyana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Alyana 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.