Alaynna
A feminine name derived from the French surname Alayn, meaning "beautiful".
Name Census estimates that about 747 living Americans carry the first name Alaynna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alaynna today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alaynna births was 2013 (51 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alaynna. 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
747
~ 1 in 458,841 Americans
Peak year
2013
51 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,621
Tracked since 1988
Census
Alaynna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 532 people with the first name Alaynna, which placed it at #19,726 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
#19,726
National first-name rank
People counted
532
532 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
52.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alaynna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alaynna is White at 52.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (22.2%) and Black (12.6%). 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 Alaynna 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 Alaynna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White52.8% · 281
- Hispanic or Latino22.2% · 118
- Black or African American12.6% · 67
- Two or more races8.3% · 44
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.0% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 6
Popularity
Alaynna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alaynna from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 396 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alaynna 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 Alaynna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alaynnas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, California, Michigan recorded the most babies named Alaynna, while Michigan, California, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 35 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alaynna
The name Alaynna is a relatively modern invention, deriving from the Old French name Alain or the English name Alan. Both of these names are thought to have originated from the Brittonic Celtic name Alen or Alan, meaning "little rock" or "handsome."
The earliest known use of the name Alain dates back to the 6th century, appearing in Breton hagiographical literature. The name Alan gained popularity in medieval France and England, with several notable figures bearing the name, including Alan Rufus (c. 1040-1093), a Norman nobleman and military leader who played a crucial role in the Norman conquest of England.
The name Alaynna is a more recent feminine variation of Alan or Alain, likely emerging in the late 20th century as a uniquely spelled version of the traditional names. It is possible that the spelling Alaynna was influenced by the French feminine name Alayne, which itself is a variant of the French name Alaine.
While there are no recorded historical figures specifically named Alaynna due to the name's modern origins, several notable individuals have borne the similar names Alain or Alan throughout history. These include Alain de Lille (c. 1128-1202), a French theologian and poet; Alan Turing (1912-1954), the pioneering British computer scientist and mathematician; Alan Shepard (1923-1998), the American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon; Alain Delon (born 1935), the French actor; and Alain Prost (born 1955), the French racing driver and four-time Formula One World Champion.
Despite its relatively recent coinage, the name Alaynna carries a rich heritage rooted in the Celtic languages and medieval European history, reflecting the enduring appeal of names with unique spellings and feminine adaptations.
People
Alaynna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alaynna 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
Alaynna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alaynna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 747 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alaynna 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 458,841 US residents.
Is Alaynna a common name?
We classify Alaynna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 756 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alaynna most popular?
The single biggest year for Alaynna was 2013, when 51 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alaynna is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alaynna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 532 people with the name Alaynna, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,726 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 Alaynna 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 Alaynna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alaynna appears almost entirely female. Of the 531 people counted with this name, 100.0% 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 Alaynna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alaynna is White at 52.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (22.2%) and Black (12.6%). 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 Alaynna most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alaynna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 52.8% (281 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 Alaynna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alaynna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alaynna 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 Alaynna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alaynna 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 Alaynna 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 many people have Alaynna as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.