Recorded 1898–1957 Girls' name Peak 1917 75 births

Alzena — girls' name

75 babies named Alzena in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s351930s171940s121950s6
1910s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Alzena was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

8 babies were named Alzena in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alzena

The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Alzena between 1898 and 1957, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alzena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alzena performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alzena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alzena 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 75 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.

Alzena at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

75

Since 1898

60 years of records

Peak year

1917

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1898

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1957

Alzena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1898

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
456789 1957194519321919191719131898 5

Alzena by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
35 births that decade — 47% of Alzena's all-time total
1890s51910s351930s171940s121950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alzena?
75 babies have been named Alzena since 1898. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1917 with 8 births.
When was Alzena most popular?
Alzena was most popular in the 1910s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Alzena been used?
Alzena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 60 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Alzena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alzada, Alzina, Alzora, Alzenia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1898–1957 (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.