Girls' name · since 1898

Alzena

Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 75 babies named Alzena, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,283 of 72,339
all-time among girls
75
born since 1898
1910s
peak decade

Alzena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 75 recorded since 1898.

Alzena has 75 recorded births among girls since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1957.

  • #30,283 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 75 born since 1898
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alzena ranks #30,283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 1898, peaking in the 1910s.

#30,283 of 72,339
all-time among girls
75
born since 1898
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Alzena's 75 recorded births place it above 57.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Alzena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Alzena's SSA record in two at 1919 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1898, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Alzena popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
456789 1898191319171919193219451957 6

Alzena by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (35 births, 47% of the file).

1910s was Alzena's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Alzena births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 35 births (47% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alzena?
Since 1898, Social Security records show 75 babies named Alzena. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,283 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1957. Its busiest year on record was 1917, with 8 births.
Where does Alzena sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alzena ranks #30,283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
Records for Alzena go back to 1898, giving 60 years of history 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.

What to do with Alzena's data

  • Alzena's decade-level peak was the 1910s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Alzena

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alzena: 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, 1898–1957 (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 Alzena 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.