Alaina is an established girls' name that peaked in 2011 and remains in steady use.
Alaina is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #224 for girl births in the United States (and #490 across all names), given to 1,366 babies — 1,371 including U.S. territories. Alaina was first reported in SSA data in 1946 and peaked in 2011 (1,999 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,366 | 1,371 | #224 | — |
| 2024 | 1,448 | 1,453 | #212 | — |
| 2023 | 1,364 | 1,369 | #219 | — |
| 2022 | 1,432 | 1,444 | #202 | — |
| 2021 | 1,500 | 1,500 | #201 | — |
| 2020 | 1,488 | 1,499 | #197 | — |
| 2019 | 1,578 | 1,588 | #186 | — |
| 2018 | 1,522 | 1,531 | #202 | — |
| 2017 | 1,669 | 1,678 | #182 | — |
| 2016 | 1,770 | 1,778 | #184 | — |
| 2015 | 1,820 | 1,826 | #176 | — |
| 2014 | 1,748 | 1,748 | #189 | — |
| 2013 | 1,758 | 1,758 | #182 | — |
| 2012 | 1,933 | 1,933 | #163 | — |
| 2011 | 1,999 | 1,999 | #156 | — |
| 2010 | 1,500 | 1,506 | #206 | — |
| 2009 | 1,318 | 1,324 | #250 | — |
| 2008 | 1,504 | 1,510 | #224 | — |
| 2007 | 1,538 | 1,544 | #228 | — |
| 2006 | 1,361 | 1,361 | #250 | — |
| 2005 | 1,282 | 1,282 | #253 | — |
| 2004 | 1,209 | 1,215 | #269 | — |
| 2003 | 1,126 | 1,126 | #277 | — |
| 2002 | 1,002 | 1,002 | #309 | — |
| 2001 | 1,006 | 1,006 | #314 | — |
| 2000 | 1,004 | 1,004 | #316 | — |
| 1999 | 877 | 877 | #341 | — |
| 1998 | 689 | 689 | #398 | — |
| 1997 | 640 | — | #409 | — |
| 1996 | 692 | — | #384 | — |
| 1995 | 665 | — | #395 | — |
| 1994 | 662 | — | #382 | — |
| 1993 | 607 | — | #411 | — |
| 1992 | 575 | — | #436 | — |
| 1991 | 523 | — | #470 | — |
| 1990 | 567 | — | #441 | — |
| 1989 | 539 | — | #456 | #6,961 |
| 1988 | 480 | — | #472 | — |
| 1987 | 442 | — | #489 | — |
| 1986 | 451 | — | #475 | — |
| 1985 | 406 | — | #499 | — |
| 1984 | 359 | — | #535 | — |
| 1983 | 403 | — | #488 | — |
| 1982 | 458 | — | #461 | — |
| 1981 | 465 | — | #462 | — |
| 1980 | 407 | — | #501 | — |
| 1979 | 195 | — | #808 | — |
| 1978 | 146 | — | #954 | — |
| 1977 | 93 | — | #1,275 | — |
| 1976 | 52 | — | #1,794 | — |
| 1975 | 82 | — | #1,326 | — |
| 1974 | 93 | — | #1,198 | — |
| 1973 | 49 | — | #1,773 | — |
| 1972 | 55 | — | #1,627 | — |
| 1971 | 62 | — | #1,560 | — |
| 1970 | 74 | — | #1,407 | — |
| 1969 | 57 | — | #1,572 | — |
| 1968 | 65 | — | #1,387 | — |
| 1967 | 62 | — | #1,399 | — |
| 1966 | 39 | — | #1,827 | — |
| 1965 | 48 | — | #1,622 | — |
| 1964 | 49 | — | #1,635 | — |
| 1963 | 23 | — | #2,544 | — |
| 1962 | 37 | — | #1,889 | — |
| 1961 | 22 | — | #2,608 | — |
| 1960 | 13 | — | #3,513 | — |
| 1959 | 21 | — | #2,518 | — |
| 1958 | 15 | — | #3,085 | — |
| 1957 | 11 | — | #3,699 | — |
| 1956 | 9 | — | #4,166 | — |
| 1955 | 11 | — | #3,574 | — |
| 1954 | 8 | — | #4,280 | — |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #4,596 | — |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #5,418 | — |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #5,304 | — |
| 1949 | 7 | — | #4,240 | — |
| 1947 | 11 | — | #3,243 | — |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #4,422 | — |