girls' name ★ peaked 2013

Alayna

Meaning A female given name from the Celtic languages Gender Girl Rank 2025 #332 Trend ↓ Falling 25%

A female given name from the Celtic languages.

Rank 2025
#332
among girls · ↓21 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
927
named Alayna · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,734
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2013
1,563 babies
All-time total
35,594
#737 all-time among girls
First recorded
1945
in Social Security records

Alayna popularity over time

35,594 babies have been named Alayna since 1945, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 5 – 5 1 – #4,561
1950s 11 – 11 1 +120% #5,410
1960s 105 – 105 11 +855% #2,632
1970s 245 – 245 25 +133% #2,148
1980s 928 – 928 93 +279% #1,181
1990s 3,278 – 3,278 328 +253% #459
2000s 10,110 – 10,110 1,011 +208% #271
2010s 14,452 5 14,457 1,446 +43% #201
2020s (to 2025) 6,455 – 6,455 1,076 -26% #248

Where Alayna 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 886 0.55 #345
2027 852 0.53 #355
2028 825 0.51 #372
2029 802 0.50 #384
2030 783 0.49 #397

Where Alayna is most popular

Girls named Alayna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.646 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Delaware, and Indiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Alayna born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 55 2.10 +225%
Delaware 16 1.41 +118%
Indiana 186 1.32 +105%
Arkansas 69 1.31 +102%
New Mexico 31 1.27 +97%
South Dakota 18 1.26 +95%
Iowa 69 1.18 +83%
Kentucky 99 1.16 +79%
Pennsylvania 261 1.10 +71%
Nevada 47 1.01 +57%
Ohio 224 0.944 +46%
Michigan 171 0.939 +45%
Kansas 54 0.936 +45%
Minnesota 101 0.936 +45%
Wisconsin 94 0.913 +41%
South Carolina 82 0.912 +41%
Oklahoma 67 0.910 +41%
Montana 12 0.886 +37%
Hawaii 10 0.872 +35%
Tennessee 134 0.846 +31%
Illinois 192 0.839 +30%
Missouri 101 0.838 +30%
Texas 660 0.821 +27%
Mississippi 38 0.812 +26%
Virginia 133 0.780 +21%
Nebraska 28 0.779 +21%
Maine 12 0.776 +20%
Connecticut 44 0.756 +17%
Florida 322 0.753 +16%
North Carolina 168 0.738 +14%
Arizona 99 0.706 +9%
New York 276 0.697 +8%
Alabama 65 0.692 +7%
Colorado 75 0.672 ≈ national
Louisiana 58 0.663 ≈ national
Maryland 70 0.661 ≈ national
Georgia 148 0.651 ≈ national
Oregon 39 0.599 -7%
California 492 0.585 -9%
Idaho 19 0.568 -12%
New Jersey 102 0.565 -13%
Utah 47 0.565 -13%
Washington 75 0.519 -20%
Massachusetts 57 0.471 -27%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 -38%
North Dakota 5 0.380 -41%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Alayna

Alayna is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #332 in 2025 with 927 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1945, 35,594 American babies have been named Alayna. Its peak came in 2013, when 1,563 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 Alayna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alayna?

The median living Alayna is about 13 years old; half are between 7 and 20. An estimated 35 thousand people named Alayna are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Alayna year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 927 #332 – –
2024 988 #311 – –
2023 982 #316 – –
2022 1,163 #273 – –
2021 1,183 #263 – –
2020 1,212 #248 – –
2019 1,396 #222 – –
2018 1,366 #235 – –
2017 1,378 #229 – –
2016 1,444 #221 – –
2015 1,464 #223 5 #12,158
2014 1,549 #217 – –
2013 1,563 #206 – –
2012 1,550 #201 – –
2011 1,409 #225 – –
2010 1,333 #236 – –
2009 1,187 #277 – –
2008 1,177 #285 – –
2007 1,248 #273 – –
2006 1,217 #271 – –
2005 1,149 #288 – –
2004 1,062 #303 – –
2003 910 #341 – –
2002 780 #380 – –
2001 720 #403 – –
2000 660 #426 – –
1995 331 #650 – –
1990 163 #1,080 – –
1985 88 #1,429 – –
1980 72 #1,605 – –
1975 28 #2,681 – –
1970 21 #3,112 – –
1965 9 #4,496 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 5 #4,561 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Alayna?

The median living Alayna is about 13 years old. Half of all living Alaynas are between 7 and 20 years old.

How many people named Alayna are alive today?

An estimated 35 thousand people named Alayna are alive in the United States, based on 35,594 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alayna mean?

A female given name from the Celtic languages.

How popular is the name Alayna in 2025?

Alayna ranked #332 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 927 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alayna?

35,594 babies have been named Alayna in the United States since 1945, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alayna most popular?

Alayna peaked in 2013, when 1,563 newborns received the name.

Is Alayna a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Alayna rising or falling?

Alayna is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alayna become more popular?

Alayna is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 783 girls named Alayna in 2030, which would rank around #397. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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