Alona
Alona is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Alona
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alona is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Alona
Alona first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1917, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 107 Alonas were born — ranking #1,263 that year. As of 2026, Alona ranks #3,605 for baby girls with 42 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 3K Alonas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Alona
Alona is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Alona's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #1,070. Use the chart and map above to compare Alona'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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