Alania: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,243

among girls · ↑2,365 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Alania

How common

1 in 66,969

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2013

33 babies

All-time total

741

#9,197 all-time among girls

First recorded

1970

in Social Security records

Alania popularity over time

741 babies have been named Alania since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	11	1	–	#8,004
1980s	67	7	+509%	#6,540
1990s	96	10	+43%	#5,669
2000s	187	19	+95%	#4,959
2010s	240	24	+28%	#4,337
2020s (to 2025)	140	23	-3%	#4,248

Where Alania is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	24	0.01	outside top 500
2027	23	0.01	outside top 500
2028	23	0.01	outside top 500
2029	23	0.01	outside top 500
2030	22	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Alania

Alania is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,243 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 741 American babies have been named Alania. Its peak came in 2013, when 33 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alania stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alania?

The median living Alania is about 15 years old; half are between 8 and 25. An estimated 700 people named Alania are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alania year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	24	#5,243
2024	14	#7,608
2023	18	#6,416
2022	22	#5,645
2021	33	#4,248
2020	29	#4,550
2019	20	#5,994
2018	20	#6,023
2017	32	#4,390
2016	24	#5,450
2015	17	#6,988
2014	19	#6,460
2013	33	#4,337
2012	24	#5,562
2011	31	#4,572
2010	20	#6,391
2009	20	#6,558
2008	19	#6,810
2007	12	#9,559
2006	28	#4,959
2005	18	#6,540
2004	19	#6,231
2003	19	#6,063
2002	15	#7,060
2001	22	#5,184
2000	15	#6,818
1995	–	–
1990	12	#6,877
1985	6	#9,325
1980	8	#7,425
1975	–	–
1970	5	#8,004
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alania, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alania?

The median living Alania is about 15 years old. Half of all living Alanias are between 8 and 25 years old.

How many people named Alania are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Alania are alive in the United States, based on 741 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Alania in 2025?

Alania ranked #5,243 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alania?

741 babies have been named Alania in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alania most popular?

Alania peaked in 2013, when 33 newborns received the name.

Is Alania a boy or girl name?

Alania is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alania rising or falling?

Alania has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Alania become more popular?

Alania is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 22 girls named Alania in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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