Aleana: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,245

among girls · ↓347 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Aleana · -11% vs 2024

How common

1 in 66,969

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2003

38 babies

All-time total

985

#7,602 all-time among girls

First recorded

1973

in Social Security records

Aleana popularity over time

985 babies have been named Aleana since 1973, 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	29	3	–	#4,846
1980s	64	6	+121%	#5,909
1990s	132	13	+106%	#5,670
2000s	277	28	+110%	#3,659
2010s	327	33	+18%	#3,926
2020s (to 2025)	156	26	-20%	#4,267

Where Aleana 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	23	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Aleana

Aleana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,245 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 985 American babies have been named Aleana. Its peak came in 2003, when 38 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Aleana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aleana?

The median living Aleana is about 16 years old; half are between 8 and 25. An estimated 1,000 people named Aleana 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.

Aleana 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	#5,245
2024	27	#4,898
2023	24	#5,253
2022	28	#4,796
2021	21	#5,755
2020	32	#4,267
2019	37	#3,926
2018	23	#5,464
2017	36	#4,069
2016	35	#4,163
2015	33	#4,298
2014	37	#4,007
2013	32	#4,428
2012	35	#4,217
2011	31	#4,573
2010	28	#4,980
2009	29	#4,938
2008	36	#4,275
2007	29	#4,950
2006	33	#4,361
2005	20	#6,012
2004	27	#4,823
2003	38	#3,659
2002	23	#5,091
2001	14	#7,331
2000	28	#4,297
1995	16	#5,681
1990	10	#7,891
1985	7	#8,340
1980	–	–
1975	5	#9,086
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aleana?

The median living Aleana is about 16 years old. Half of all living Aleanas are between 8 and 25 years old.

How many people named Aleana are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Aleana are alive in the United States, based on 985 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aleana in 2025?

Aleana ranked #5,245 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 Aleana?

985 babies have been named Aleana in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aleana most popular?

Aleana peaked in 2003, when 38 newborns received the name.

Is Aleana a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aleana rising or falling?

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

Will Aleana become more popular?

Aleana looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 girls named Aleana in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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