Is Alaina a boy or girl name?
Alaina is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,444 girls and 0 boys were named Alaina, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 49,207 US babies named Alaina were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #212
- Babies named Alaina since 1946
- 49,207
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 1,998 babies
Boys and girls named Alaina, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 92 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 415 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 901 | 100% |
| 1980s | 6 | 4,405 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 6,497 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 12,349 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 17,295 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 7,223 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,444 | #212 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,361 | #219 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,431 | #202 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,500 | #201 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,487 | #197 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,578 | #186 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,522 | #202 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,669 | #182 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,769 | #184 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,820 | #176 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,748 | #189 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,758 | #181 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,933 | #163 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,998 | #156 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,500 | #206 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,317 | #251 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,504 | #224 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,538 | #228 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,361 | #250 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,282 | #253 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,209 | #269 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,126 | #277 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,002 | #309 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,006 | #314 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,004 | #316 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 877 | #341 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 689 | #398 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 640 | #409 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 692 | #384 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 665 | #395 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 662 | #382 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 607 | #411 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 575 | #436 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 523 | #470 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 567 | #441 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,960 | 533 | #456 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 480 | #472 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 442 | #489 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 451 | #476 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 406 | #499 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 359 | #535 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 403 | #488 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 458 | #461 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 466 | #459 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 407 | #501 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 195 | #808 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 146 | #954 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,275 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,794 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,326 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,198 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,772 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,627 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,560 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,407 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,572 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,387 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,399 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,827 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,622 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,636 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,544 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,889 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,608 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,513 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,518 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,085 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,699 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,165 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,575 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,279 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,597 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,419 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,304 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,240 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,243 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,422 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alaina reached #6,960 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #156 in 2011. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alaina
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.