Alaina
Alaina is a feminine given name, the feminine variant of Alain or an alternative version of Alanna. Notable people with the name include:Alaina Bergsma, American volleyball Alaina Burnett, Canadian voice actor Alaina Capri, American actress Alaina Coates, American basketball player Alaina Huffman, also known as Alaina Kalanj, Canadian film and television actress Alaina Johnson, American artistic…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Alaina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alaina is a feminine given name, the feminine variant of Alain or an alternative version of Alanna. Notable people with the name include:Alaina Bergsma, American volleyball Alaina Burnett, Canadian voice actor Alaina Capri, American actress Alaina Coates, American basketball player Alaina Huffman, also known as Alaina Kalanj, Canadian film and television actress Alaina Johnson, American artistic…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Alaina
Alaina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1946, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2011: 1,998 births, good for #156 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Alainas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #223 among baby girl names with 1,393 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 52K Alainas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Alaina
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About the name Alaina
Alaina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 52K births in the dataset. Alaina's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #156. Use the chart and map above to compare Alaina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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