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Alayna

Girl

Meaning of Alayna: American: 'modern variant of Alana'

Alayna is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 334th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 234th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#334

927 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#234

205 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

35,594

First recorded 1945 · peak 2013

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 84 babies1982: 64 babies1983: 67 babies1984: 79 babies1985: 88 babies1986: 106 babies1987: 107 babies1988: 128 babies1989: 133 babies1990: 163 babies19901991: 219 babies1992: 234 babies1993: 296 babies1994: 329 babies1995: 331 babies1996: 355 babies1997: 342 babies1998: 431 babies1999: 578 babies2000: 660 babies20002001: 720 babies2002: 780 babies2003: 910 babies2004: 1,062 babies2005: 1,149 babies2006: 1,217 babies2007: 1,248 babies2008: 1,177 babies2009: 1,187 babies2010: 1,333 babies20102011: 1,409 babies2012: 1,550 babies2013: 1,563 babies2014: 1,549 babies2015: 1,469 babies2016: 1,444 babies2017: 1,378 babies2018: 1,366 babies2019: 1,396 babies2020: 1,212 babies20202021: 1,183 babies2022: 1,163 babies2023: 982 babies2024: 988 babies2025: 927 babies
US babies named Alayna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,563.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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