Girls' name · since 1990

Alynna

Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 1,026 babies named Alynna, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#7,386 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,716 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,026
born since 1990
2010s
peak decade

Alynna currently ranks #4716 among girls' names in America, with 1,026 babies recorded since 1990.

Social Security Administration records show Alynna recorded 1,026 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #4716 nationally today, ahead of 73% 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 1990 to 2025.

  • #7,386 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,716 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,026 born since 1990
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alynna ranks #7,386 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,716 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,026 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.

#7,386 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,716 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,026
born since 1990
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%72.7%
Alynna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Alynna's 1,026 recorded births place it above 89.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Alynna compares

1,026 Top 32% higher than 68% 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

Alynna's all-time total is 173% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Alynna Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,026 376 567,345
Peak-year births 64 21 19,840

Alynna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Alynna's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Alynna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
64
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
020406080 19901996200120062011201620212025 29

Alynna by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (430 births, 42% of the file).

2010s was Alynna's strongest decade.

430 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Alynna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 430 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Alynna 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 Alynna's total volume

Alynna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -45, 6%-9, 23.5%-24, 7.2%-54, 6.3%-33, 7.5%-138, 3%-53, 3.7%-59, 4.4%-59, 4.8%-109, 4%-52, 6%-26, 9.9%-84, 6.4%-33, 6.9%-79, 21.8%Alynna-36, 6.2%Alynna
Alynna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Alynna by state

Where Alynna concentrates geographically, total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Alynna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
341 33.2%
#2 Texas
179 17.4%
#3 Arizona
15 1.5%
#4 Illinois
6 0.6%
California share of Alynna's total US births 33.2%
Even split

341 of 1,026 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alynna?
Since 1990, Social Security records show 1,026 babies named Alynna. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #7,386 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #4,716 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2015, with 64 births.
Where does Alynna sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alynna ranks #7,386 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,716 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alynna most popular?
Alynna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 430 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Alynna most popular?
The top states for the name Alynna are California (341 births), Texas (179 births), Arizona (15 births).
How long has the name Alynna been used?
Records for Alynna go back to 1990, giving 36 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Alynna?
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.

What to do with Alynna's data

  • Alynna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (430 total births) through the 2020s (205) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Alynnas (341 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.

Keep exploring Alynna

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alynna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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 Alynna 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.