How Many People Are Named Alayna?
An estimated 34,167 people in the United States have the first name Alayna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Alayna peaked in popularity in 2013 with 1,562 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alayna 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 Alayna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Alayna is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
34,167
About 1 in 10,032 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2013
1,562 births
Total Registered
34,654
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alayna
Alayna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 34,654 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alayna as a male name
Ranked #12,156 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 2015 (5 births)
Alayna as a female name
Ranked #312 in 2024
983 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (1,562 births)
Alayna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alayna span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 14,450 babies were registered. While Alayna is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Alayna by Decade
How has Alayna 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.
Alayna by State
Birth registrations for Alayna span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska. On average, about 667 Alaynas were registered per state.
Alayna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alayna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alayna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alayna?
We estimate approximately 34,167 people named Alayna 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 10,032 Americans share this first name.
Is Alayna a common name?
Alayna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 34,654 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alayna most popular?
Alayna reached peak popularity in 2013, when 1,562 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alayna is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alayna a female name?
Alayna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alayna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alayna Smith, Alayna Johnson, Alayna 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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