Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Aleyna

Meaning Aleyna is a feminine Turkish given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,173 Trend ↑ Rising 71%

Aleyna is a feminine Turkish given name.

Rank 2025
#1,173
among girls · ↑58 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
197
named Aleyna · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,159
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
268 babies
All-time total
2,938
#3,644 all-time among girls
First recorded
1985
in Social Security records

Aleyna popularity over time

2,938 babies have been named Aleyna since 1985, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

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 – – – –
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1980s 14 1 – #8,406
1990s 140 14 +900% #4,025
2000s 564 56 +303% #2,287
2010s 1,106 111 +96% #1,465
2020s (to 2025) 1,114 186 +68% #964

Where Aleyna 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 213 0.13 outside top 500
2027 227 0.14 outside top 500
2028 239 0.15 outside top 500
2029 251 0.16 outside top 500
2030 261 0.16 outside top 500

Where Aleyna is most popular

Girls named Aleyna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.123 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Arizona, and California.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aleyna 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
Texas 229 0.285 +132%
Arizona 33 0.235 +92%
California 146 0.174 +42%
Nevada 8 0.172 +41%
New York 68 0.172 +40%
Florida 64 0.150 +22%
Nebraska 5 0.139 +14%
New Jersey 25 0.139 +13%
Georgia 26 0.114 -7%
Illinois 26 0.114 -7%
Virginia 19 0.111 -9%
Washington 16 0.111 -10%
Colorado 12 0.108 -12%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -30%
Ohio 12 0.051 -59%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -62%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -66%
Pennsylvania 9 0.038 -69%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -74%
Michigan 5 0.027 -78%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -78%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
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North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
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Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Aleyna

Aleyna is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,173 in 2025 with 197 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1985, 2,938 American babies have been named Aleyna. Its peak came in 2023, when 268 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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

How old are people named Aleyna?

The median living Aleyna is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 15. An estimated 2,900 people named Aleyna are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Aleyna year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 197 #1,173
2024 191 #1,231
2023 268 #964
2022 196 #1,228
2021 142 #1,492
2020 120 #1,698
2019 150 #1,465
2018 129 #1,640
2017 127 #1,688
2016 114 #1,815
2015 112 #1,840
2014 91 #2,114
2013 115 #1,777
2012 96 #2,016
2011 95 #2,043
2010 77 #2,430
2009 85 #2,287
2008 61 #2,889
2007 64 #2,824
2006 70 #2,580
2005 57 #2,868
2004 57 #2,810
2003 51 #2,956
2002 43 #3,243
2001 33 #3,866
2000 43 #3,169
1995 18 #5,225
1990 6 #11,444
1985 6 #9,334
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Famous people named Aleyna

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Aleyna Tilki Aleyna Tilki Turkish singer (born 2000) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aleyna?

The median living Aleyna is about 8 years old. Half of all living Aleynas are between 3 and 15 years old.

How many people named Aleyna are alive today?

An estimated 2,900 people named Aleyna are alive in the United States, based on 2,938 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aleyna mean?

Aleyna is a feminine Turkish given name.

How popular is the name Aleyna in 2025?

Aleyna ranked #1,173 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 197 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aleyna?

2,938 babies have been named Aleyna in the United States since 1985, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aleyna most popular?

Aleyna peaked in 2023, when 268 newborns received the name.

Is Aleyna a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aleyna rising or falling?

Aleyna is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aleyna become more popular?

Aleyna is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 261 girls named Aleyna in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aleyna?

Well-known people named Aleyna include Aleyna Tilki (singer).

Names like Aleyna

Names that sound and feel close to Aleyna: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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