US rank #2444 Girls' name Peak 2017 2,036 births

Alyana — #2444 US girls' name

2,036 babies named Alyana in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1172000s5872010s9332020s399
#2444
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Alyana was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

111 babies were named Alyana in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alyana

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,036 babies named Alyana between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alyana currently holds the #2444 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 111 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alyana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 933 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alyana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 324 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Alyana in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alyana 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 2,036 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.

Alyana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,036

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2017

111 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,444

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alyana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
111
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
050100150 20242019201420092004199919941990 6

Alyana by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
933 births that decade — 46% of Alyana's all-time total
1990s1172000s5872010s9332020s399

Alyana by state

Where Alyana concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alyana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
324 15.9%
#2 California
280 13.8%
#3 New York
127 6.2%
#4 Florida
99 4.9%
#5 Arizona
21 1.0%
#6 Illinois
18 0.9%
#7 Massachusetts
17 0.8%
#8 Pennsylvania
17 0.8%
Texas share of Alyana's total US births 15.9%
Even split

324 of 2,036 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Alyana appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyana?
2,036 babies have been named Alyana since 1990. It currently ranks #2444 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 111 births.
When was Alyana most popular?
Alyana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 933 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Alyana most popular?
The top states for the name Alyana are Texas (324 births), California (280 births), New York (127 births).
How long has the name Alyana been used?
Alyana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alyana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alyssa, Alyson, Alyce, Alycia, 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, 1990–2024 (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.