Aleana
Aleana is a feminine given name, similar to Alanna and Alena.
Meaning & Origin of Aleana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aleana is a feminine given name, similar to Alanna and Alena.
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The Story of Aleana
Aleana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 38 Aleanas were born — ranking #3,655 that year. As of 2026, Aleana ranks #5,099 for baby girls with 25 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 1K Aleanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aleana
Aleana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Aleana's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #3,655. Use the chart and map above to compare Aleana'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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