Alaina

Girl name

Alaina has been given to 50,584 babies in the U.S. since 1946. It peaked in 2011 and currently ranks #224 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

A variant of Alana coined in the 20th century from Alain, the French equivalent of Alan.

Origin: Celtic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

50,584

Peak year

2011 (1,999 babies)

Rank in 2025

#224 for girls

First recorded

1946

10-year trend

▼ -25%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

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American pornographic actress

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Canadian actress

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Alaina.

50,835 babies since 1965

50,243 babies since 1978

50,230 babies since 1949

49,943 babies since 1989

49,614 babies since 1972

49,054 babies since 1971

52,311 babies since 1900

48,691 babies since 1906

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