US rank #4939 Girls' name Peak 2015 997 births

Alynna — #4939 US girls' name

997 babies named Alynna in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s752000s3162010s4302020s176
#4939
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Alynna was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

64 babies were named Alynna in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alynna

The Social Security Administration has registered 997 babies named Alynna between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alynna currently holds the #4939 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alynna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 430 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alynna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 329 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Alynna in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alynna 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 997 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.

Alynna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

997

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2015

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,939

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alynna popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
64
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919941990 5

Alynna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
430 births that decade — 43% of Alynna's all-time total
1990s752000s3162010s4302020s176

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
329 33.0%
#2 Texas
172 17.3%
#3 Arizona
15 1.5%
#4 Illinois
6 0.6%
California share of Alynna's total US births 33.0%
Even split

329 of 997 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alynna?
997 babies have been named Alynna since 1990. It currently ranks #4939 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 64 births.
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 (329 births), Texas (172 births), Arizona (15 births).
How long has the name Alynna been used?
Alynna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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.