How Many People Are Named Alaina?
An estimated 48,200 people in the United States have the first name Alaina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Alaina peaked in popularity in 2011 with 1,998 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alaina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alaina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
48,200
About 1 in 7,111 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2011
1,998 births
Total Registered
49,207
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alaina
Alaina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 49,207 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alaina as a male name
Ranked #6,960 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (6 births)
Alaina as a female name
Ranked #212 in 2024
1,444 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (1,998 births)
Alaina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alaina span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 17,295 babies were registered. While Alaina is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Alaina by Decade
How has Alaina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alaina by State
Birth registrations for Alaina span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Vermont, Wyoming, Hawaii. On average, about 922 Alainas were registered per state.
Alaina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alaina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alaina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alaina?
We estimate approximately 48,200 people named Alaina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,111 Americans share this first name.
Is Alaina a common name?
Alaina is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 49,207 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alaina most popular?
Alaina reached peak popularity in 2011, when 1,998 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alaina is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alaina a female name?
Alaina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alaina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alaina Smith, Alaina Johnson, Alaina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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