How Many People Are Named Alena?
An estimated 14,599 people in the United States have the first name Alena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Alena peaked in popularity in 2015 with 499 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alena 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 Alena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,599
About 1 in 23,478 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2015
499 births
Total Registered
15,613
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alena
Alena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,613 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alena as a female name
Ranked #749 in 2024
375 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (499 births)
Alena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alena span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,166 babies were registered. While Alena is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Alena by Decade
How has Alena 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.
Alena by State
Birth registrations for Alena span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Mississippi, West Virginia, Arkansas. On average, about 292 Alenas were registered per state.
Alena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alena?
We estimate approximately 14,599 people named Alena 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 23,478 Americans share this first name.
Is Alena a common name?
Alena is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,613 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alena most popular?
Alena reached peak popularity in 2015, when 499 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alena is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alena a female name?
Alena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alena Smith, Alena Johnson, Alena 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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