US rank #2757 Girls' name Peak 2012 1,917 births

Alyanna — #2757 US girls' name

1,917 babies named Alyanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2757
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Alyanna was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

152 babies were named Alyanna in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alyanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,917 babies named Alyanna between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alyanna currently holds the #2757 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 152 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alyanna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,065 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alyanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 342 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Alyanna in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alyanna 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 1,917 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.

Alyanna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,917

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2012

152 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,757

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alyanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
152
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Alyanna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,065 births that decade — 56% of Alyanna's all-time total
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Alyanna by state

Where Alyanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alyanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
342 17.8%
#2 Texas
323 16.8%
#3 Florida
84 4.4%
#4 New York
79 4.1%
#5 Arizona
36 1.9%
#6 Illinois
34 1.8%
#7 New Jersey
17 0.9%
#8 North Carolina
16 0.8%
California share of Alyanna's total US births 17.8%
Even split

342 of 1,917 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Alyanna appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyanna?
1,917 babies have been named Alyanna since 1994. It currently ranks #2757 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 152 births.
When was Alyanna most popular?
Alyanna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,065 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Alyanna most popular?
The top states for the name Alyanna are California (342 births), Texas (323 births), Florida (84 births).
How long has the name Alyanna been used?
Alyanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alyanna?
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, 1994–2024 (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.