Girls' name · since 1979
Alyna
Alyna has 2,897 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,028 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,897
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,897 babies have been named Alyna since 1979, making it today's #2028 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Alyna recorded 2,897 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #2028 nationally today, ahead of 88% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #3,677 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,028 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,897 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alyna ranks #3,677 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,028 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,897 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,028 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,897
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alyna's 2,897 recorded births place it above 94.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alyna compares
2,897 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Alyna's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alyna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,897 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 178 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alyna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alyna's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 178, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alyna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 178
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Alyna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,074 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Alyna's strongest decade.
1,074 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Alyna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 254
1990s
254 births
- 2000s
2000s
963 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,074 births
- 2020s
2020s
556 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,074 births (37% of all-time use).
How Alyna 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 Alyna's total volume
Alyna by state
Where Alyna concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 827 | 28.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 452 | 15.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 118 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 78 | 2.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 78 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 55 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 26 | 0.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 21 | 0.7% |
827 of 2,897 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Alyna appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alyna's data
- Alyna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,074 total births) through the 2020s (556) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alynas (827 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alyna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Alyna 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.