Alaina

#224 for girls in 2025, 1,366 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

Showing
Show data for
Peak · girls
2011 · 1,999 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
50,578
since 1946

Alaina over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Alaina has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201997peak #156, 2011girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2241,366—
2024#2121,448—
2023#2191,364—
2022#2021,432—
2021#2011,500—
2020#1971,488—
2019#1861,578—
2018#2021,522—
2017#1821,669—
2016#1841,770—
2015#1761,820—
2014#1891,748—
2013#1821,758—
2012#1631,933—
2011#1561,999—
2010#2061,500—
2009#2501,318—
2008#2241,504—
2007#2281,538—
2006#2501,361—
2005#2531,282—
2004#2691,209—
2003#2771,126—
2002#3091,002—
2001#3141,006—
2000#3161,004—
1999#341877—
1998#398689—
1997#408640—
1996#384692—
1995#395665—
1994#382662—
1993#411607—
1992#436575—
1991#469523—
1990#441567—
1989#456533#6,9416
1988#472480—
1987#489442—
1986#475451—
1985#499406—
1984#535359—
1983#488403—
1982#461458—
1981#462465—
1980#501407—
1979#808195—
1978#954146—
1977#1,27593—
1976#1,79452—
1975#1,32682—
1974#1,19893—
1973#1,77349—
1972#1,62755—
1971#1,56062—
1970#1,40774—
1969#1,57257—
1968#1,38765—
1967#1,39962—
1966#1,82739—
1965#1,62248—
1964#1,63549—
1963#2,54323—
1962#1,88937—
1961#2,60822—
1960#3,51213—
1959#2,51721—
1958#3,08515—
1957#3,69611—
1956#4,1619—
1955#3,57111—
1954#4,2788—
1953#4,5957—
1952——
1951#5,4145—
1950#5,3015—
1949#4,2357—
1948——
1947#3,24011—
1946#4,4176—
1945——
1944——
1943——
1942——
1941——
1940——
1939——
1938——
1937——
1936——
1935——
1934——
1933——
1932——
1931——
1930——
1929——
1928——
1927——
1926——
1925——
1924——
1923——
1922——
1921——
1920——
1919——
1918——
1917——
1916——
1915——
1914——
1913——
1912——
1911——
1910——
1909——
1908——
1907——
1906——
1905——
1904——
1903——
1902——
1901——
1900——
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894——
1893——
1892——
1891——
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880——
First appearance
1946

The first year at least five girls were named Alaina! It came in at #4,417, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1948, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Alaina is popular in 1997

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedNHWashington: #496 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,863 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #251 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,314 girlsMNIllinois: #422 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,497 girlsILWisconsin: #333 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,925 girlsWIMichigan: #234 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,267 girlsMINew York: #471 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,971 girlsNYMassachusetts: #436 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,180 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedRIOregon: #387 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,017 girlsORNevada: #283 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,221 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedSDIowa: #393 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,287 girlsIAIndiana: #287 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,640 girlsINOhio: #240 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,374 girlsOHPennsylvania: #241 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,295 girlsPANew Jersey: #505 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,480 girlsNJConnecticut: #311 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,715 girlsCTCalifornia: #692 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 4,742 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedUTColorado: #433 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,328 girlsCONebraska: #282 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,371 girlsNEMissouri: #233 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,284 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedWVVirginia: #334 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,956 girlsVAMaryland: #225 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,126 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedDEArizona: #668 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,011 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedNMKansas: #467 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,488 girlsKSArkansas: #357 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,913 girlsARTennessee: #421 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,674 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #406 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,504 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #466 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,684 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #592 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,364 girlsOKLouisiana: #149 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 676 girlsLAMississippi: #432 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,303 girlsMSAlabama: #269 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,481 girlsALGeorgia: #417 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,516 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alaina, so not publishedHITexas: #597 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 3,886 girlsTXFlorida: #486 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,056 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#149 · 1 in 676
  2. Maryland#225 · 1 in 1,126
  3. Missouri#233 · 1 in 1,284
  4. Michigan#234 · 1 in 1,267
  5. Ohio#240 · 1 in 1,374

Best ever in a state: #64 in West Virginia, 2015.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#149321 in 676
Maryland#225211 in 1,126
Missouri#233231 in 1,284
Michigan#234411 in 1,267
Ohio#240451 in 1,374
Pennsylvania#241451 in 1,295
Minnesota#251191 in 1,314
Alabama#269141 in 1,481
Nebraska#28261 in 1,371
Nevada#28371 in 1,221
Indiana#287201 in 1,640
Connecticut#31191 in 1,715
Wisconsin#333131 in 1,925
Virginia#334171 in 1,956
Arkansas#35761 in 1,913
Oregon#38781 in 2,017
Iowa#39361 in 2,287
North Carolina#406161 in 2,504
Georgia#417171 in 2,516
Tennessee#421111 in 2,674
Illinois#422281 in 2,497
Mississippi#43251 in 2,303
Colorado#43391 in 2,328
Massachusetts#436101 in 3,180
South Carolina#46661 in 2,684
Kansas#46751 in 2,488
New York#471341 in 2,971
Florida#486241 in 3,056
Washington#496101 in 2,863
New Jersey#505121 in 3,480
Oklahoma#59251 in 3,364
Texas#597361 in 3,886
Arizona#66871 in 4,011
California#692471 in 4,742
Alaska———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Kentucky———
Maine———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Alaina
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 12 spots since 2024 (#212 → #224)
  • 27 spots since 2020 (#197 → #224)
  • 48 spots since 2015 (#176 → #224)
  • Biggest jump: 321 spots in 1978 (#1,275 → #954)
  • Biggest drop: 47 spots in 1984 (#488 → #535)
Rise & fade · girls
65 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1946
  • Peaked 2011 at #156 (1,999 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 48 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1978–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 880
  • Highest: 1 in 880 girls born in 2011 were named Alaina (0.11%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,177 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 34.2% of all girls named Alaina (17,297) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s24#3,240 (1947)#3,964
1950s92#2,517 (1959)#4,069
1960s415#1,387 (1968)#1,999
1970s901#808 (1979)#1,372
1980s4,404#456 (1989)#484
1990s6,497#341 (1999)#407
2000s12,350#224 (2008)#269
2010s17,297#156 (2011)#183
2020s8,598#197 (2020)#209

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Alaina in 1997

girls
#408
640 births · 1 in 2,720 girls

Top girls' names in 1997

  1. #1Emily25,734
  2. #2Jessica21,045
  3. #3Ashley20,897
  4. #4Sarah20,716
  5. #5Hannah20,597
  6. #6Samantha20,170
  7. #7Taylor19,504
  8. #8Alexis17,171
  9. #9Elizabeth15,430
  10. #10Madison15,189
  11. #408Alaina640
More about 1997

girls

1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 2,720 of them was named Alaina, which outranked 97.5% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alaina
  1. #405Sonia647
  2. #406Abbey646
  3. #407Bailee643
  4. #408Alaina640
  5. #408Aimee640
  6. #410Precious639
  7. #411Deborah638
  8. #412Daniella636

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,582Yulisa#10,567 → #985
  2. ↑ 3,882Yulissa#4,306 → #424
  3. ↑ 2,634Tea#3,429 → #795
  4. ↑ 2,046Taya#2,901 → #855
  5. ↑ 1,202Julisa#1,930 → #728
Fallers
  1. ↓ 931Yamilex#707 → #1,638
  2. ↓ 477Suzette#998 → #1,475
  3. ↓ 457Chynna#834 → #1,291
  4. ↓ 396Moesha#547 → #943
  5. ↓ 377Daijah#975 → #1,352

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1997 →