Alainna
A feminine variation of the Scottish name Alina, meaning "bright" or "fair".
Name Census estimates that about 735 living Americans carry the first name Alainna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alainna today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alainna births was 2000 (35 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alainna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
735
~ 1 in 466,332 Americans
Peak year
2000
35 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,550
Tracked since 1976
Census
Alainna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 589 people with the first name Alainna, which placed it at #18,321 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#18,321
National first-name rank
People counted
589
589 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
63.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alainna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alainna is White at 63.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.4%) and Black (11.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alainna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Alainna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White63.3% · 373
- Hispanic or Latino13.4% · 79
- Black or African American11.4% · 67
- Two or more races9.2% · 54
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 2
Popularity
Alainna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alainna from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 246 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alainna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alainna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alainnas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Alainna
The name Alainna is a variant of the Germanic name Alaina, which is derived from the Old German word "alu," meaning "all" or "complete." This name has its roots in ancient Germanic cultures dating back to the 5th and 6th centuries.
In the early medieval period, the name Alaina was popular among the Frankish and Alemanni tribes that inhabited modern-day France and Germany. It was often used as a feminine form of the male name Alain or Alan, which shared the same linguistic origins.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Alainna can be found in the Codex Augiensis, a 9th-century manuscript from the Abbey of Reichenau in present-day Germany. This ancient text contains a list of names, including Alainna, which was likely used by members of the local nobility or clergy.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Alainna or its variants. One of the most famous was Alainna of Aquitaine (1103-1154), a French noblewoman who served as the Duchess of Aquitaine and played a significant role in the Second Crusade.
Another historical figure with this name was Alainna of Brittany (1243-1288), a Breton princess and the daughter of Duke John I of Brittany. She was a prominent figure in the conflict between France and England during the 13th century.
In the realm of literature, Alainna was the name of a character in the 12th-century epic poem "Erec and Enide" by the French poet Chrétien de Troyes. This fictional Alainna was depicted as a beautiful and virtuous noblewoman.
During the Renaissance, Alainna Giustiniani (1454-1512) was an Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts, known for her support of artists and intellectuals in Venice.
In the modern era, one of the most notable individuals named Alainna was Alainna Browne (1915-1998), an American actress and singer who appeared in numerous Broadway productions and Hollywood films throughout the mid-20th century.
While the name Alainna has undergone various spelling variations and declined in popularity over time, it remains a beautiful and historically significant name with deep roots in European culture and tradition.
People
Alainna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alainna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alainna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alainna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 735 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alainna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 466,332 US residents.
Is Alainna a common name?
We classify Alainna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 751 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alainna most popular?
The single biggest year for Alainna was 2000, when 35 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alainna is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alainna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 589 people with the name Alainna, or 0.20 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,321 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Alainna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Alainna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alainna appears almost entirely female. Of the 592 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Alainna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alainna is White at 63.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.4%) and Black (11.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Alainna most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alainna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 63.3% (373 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alainna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alainna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alainna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alainna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alainna in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alainna can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Alainna?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.