Girls' name · peaked in 2011
Alaina name popularity since 1925
50,584 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alaina. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Alaina is about 16 years old in 2026. Alaina peaked in 2011 as the #156 name for girls, and it ranked #224 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 50,584
- Named Alaina, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #224
- for girls in 2025 (1,366 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 50,578 girls · 6 boys
- Most popular in
- Louisiana
- 1.51× its national share
Peak year is the year Alaina made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Alaina births per year, 1925–2025
2011 was the biggest year for Alaina both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1978 and 1983, Alaina became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 10,500 baby girls to 1 in 4,150.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Alaina's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alaina.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alaina in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 24 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 92 | 0 | #3,574 |
| 1960s | 415 | 0 | #1,622 |
| 1970s | 901 | 0 | #1,326 |
| 1980s | 4,404 | 6 | #499 |
| 1990s | 6,497 | 0 | #395 |
| 2000s | 12,350 | 0 | #253 |
| 2010s | 17,297 | 0 | #176 |
| 2020–25 | 8,598 | 0 | #224 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
40.5% of babies named Alaina from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Alaina is most popular
The index compares Alaina's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Alaina.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 1.51× | 1,327 |
| Michigan | 1.47× | 2,751 |
| Ohio | 1.43× | 3,215 |
| Indiana | 1.38× | 1,601 |
| Minnesota | 1.33× | 1,183 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Alaina and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Alaina (this page) | 50,578 | 2011 |
| Alana | 68,264 | 2025 |
| Alina | 45,339 | 2025 |
| Alayna | 35,589 | 2013 |
| Aliana | 9,065 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alaina's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alaina.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alaina (2011).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data