Alynna
A feminine variation of the name Alina, meaning "bright, beautiful one."
Name Census estimates that about 986 living Americans carry the first name Alynna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alynna today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alynna births was 2015 (64 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alynna. 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
986
~ 1 in 347,621 Americans
Peak year
2015
64 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,881
Tracked since 1990
Census
Alynna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 688 people with the first name Alynna, which placed it at #16,413 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
#16,413
National first-name rank
People counted
688
688 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
68.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alynna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alynna is Hispanic at 68.2%. The next largest groups are White (16.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.1%). 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 Alynna 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 Alynna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino68.2% · 469
- White16.9% · 116
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.1% · 49
- Two or more races3.8% · 26
- Black or African American3.5% · 24
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 4
Popularity
Alynna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alynna from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 430 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Alynna remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alynna 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 Alynna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alynnas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, Texas, Arizona recorded the most babies named Alynna, while Illinois, Arizona, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 131 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alynna
The name Alynna is believed to have originated from the Arabic language. It is a feminine given name derived from the Arabic word "ala'yn," which means "eyes" or "sight." The name is thought to have emerged during the medieval period in the Middle Eastern region.
Alynna is a variation of the more common Arabic name Alia or Aliya, which shares the same root meaning. The addition of the "nn" suffix in Alynna is likely a later modification or anglicization of the original name.
In Islamic culture, names related to physical attributes, such as eyes or sight, were often chosen to convey the idea of beauty, clarity, or perception. The name Alynna may have been given to express the idea of having beautiful, clear, or insightful eyes.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Alynna can be found in a historical text from the 12th century, where it was mentioned as the name of a noble woman in the Abbasid Caliphate.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Alynna. One example is Alynna al-Isfahani, a renowned poet and scholar who lived in the 9th century during the Islamic Golden Age. She was known for her contributions to Arabic literature and poetry.
Another notable figure was Alynna bint Yahya al-Qurashi, a 10th-century woman who was a renowned scholar of Islamic jurisprudence and hadith (prophetic traditions). She played a significant role in the preservation and transmission of religious knowledge during her time.
In the 13th century, Alynna al-Dimashqi was a prominent Muslim historian and writer from Damascus. She authored several works documenting the history and culture of the region during the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods.
During the Renaissance period in Europe, there was a woman named Alynna di Firenze, an Italian painter and artist from Florence, who gained recognition for her portraits and religious artwork in the 16th century.
In more recent times, Alynna al-Farid was an influential Egyptian feminist and activist who fought for women's rights and education in the early 20th century. She established several schools and organizations to empower women in her country.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals who bore the name Alynna throughout history, spanning various fields such as literature, scholarship, art, and activism. The name has a rich cultural heritage rooted in the Arabic language and Islamic traditions.
People
Alynna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alynna 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
Alynna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alynna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 986 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alynna 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 347,621 US residents.
Is Alynna a common name?
We classify Alynna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 90% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 997 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alynna most popular?
The single biggest year for Alynna was 2015, when 64 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alynna is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alynna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 688 people with the name Alynna, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,413 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 Alynna 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 Alynna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alynna appears almost entirely female. Of the 684 people counted with this name, 99.1% 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 Alynna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alynna is Hispanic at 68.2%. The next largest groups are White (16.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.1%). 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 Alynna most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Alynna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 68.2% (469 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 Alynna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alynna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alynna 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 Alynna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alynna 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 Alynna 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 Alynna?
See how many people have the name Alynna on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.