Girls' name · peaked in 2013
Alayna name popularity since 1925
35,594 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alayna. Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Alayna is about 14 years old in 2026. Alayna peaked in 2013 as the #206 name for girls, and it ranked #332 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 35,594
- Named Alayna, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #332
- for girls in 2025 (927 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 35,589 girls · 5 boys
- Most popular in
- Minnesota
- 1.57× its national share
Peak year is the year Alayna 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.
Alayna births per year, 1925–2025
2013 was the biggest year for Alayna both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1989 and 1994, Alayna became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 13,900 baby girls to 1 in 5,430.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Alayna's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alayna.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alayna 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 | 5 | 0 | #4,561 |
| 1950s | 11 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 105 | 0 | #4,496 |
| 1970s | 245 | 0 | #2,681 |
| 1980s | 928 | 0 | #1,429 |
| 1990s | 3,278 | 0 | #650 |
| 2000s | 10,110 | 0 | #288 |
| 2010s | 14,452 | 5 | #223 |
| 2020–25 | 6,455 | 0 | #332 |
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
46.7% of babies named Alayna from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Alayna is most popular
The index compares Alayna'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 Alayna.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1.57× | 976 |
| Indiana | 1.51× | 1,211 |
| Wisconsin | 1.47× | 984 |
| Michigan | 1.43× | 1,863 |
| Arizona | 1.38× | 606 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Alayna 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alayna (this page) | 35,589 | 2013 |
| Alana | 68,264 | 2025 |
| Alaina | 50,578 | 2011 |
| Aleyna | 2,938 | 2023 |
| Alyna | 2,897 | 2007 |
| Alaynah | 1,088 | 2014 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alayna's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alayna.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alayna (2013).
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