US rank #1999 Girls' name Peak 2007 2,802 births

Alyna — #1999 US girls' name

2,802 babies named Alyna in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s421990s2542000s9632010s10742020s461
#1999
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Alyna was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

178 babies were named Alyna in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alyna

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,802 babies named Alyna between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alyna currently holds the #1999 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 178 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alyna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,074 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Alyna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 802 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Alyna in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alyna 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 2,802 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.

Alyna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,802

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2007

178 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,999

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alyna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
178
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Alyna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,074 births that decade — 38% of Alyna's all-time total
1970s81980s421990s2542000s9632010s10742020s461

Alyna by state

Where Alyna concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alyna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
802 28.6%
#2 Texas
438 15.6%
#3 Florida
108 3.9%
#4 Arizona
78 2.8%
#5 New York
78 2.8%
#6 Illinois
48 1.7%
#7 Georgia
26 0.9%
#8 North Carolina
21 0.7%
California share of Alyna's total US births 28.6%
Even split

802 of 2,802 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Alyna appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyna?
2,802 babies have been named Alyna since 1979. It currently ranks #1999 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 178 births.
When was Alyna most popular?
Alyna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,074 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Alyna most popular?
The top states for the name Alyna are California (802 births), Texas (438 births), Florida (108 births).
How long has the name Alyna been used?
Alyna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alyna?
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, 1979–2024 (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.