Alaina

“Variant of Alana — Origin disputed; possibly linked to a word for noble” — Old Breton origin

Girl's name · #224 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Alaina's best rank, #156, came in 2011; it has settled back to #224 today. Roughly 51,000 girls have been named Alaina since 1946. Together with its spelling variant Alayna (#332), Alaina would rank around #119 with about 2,300 births last year — the newborns split about 60/40 between Alaina and Alayna.

Around the world: about 1 in 950 girls in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 2,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 2,400 girls in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alainas

Alaina Huffman — Canadian actress
Alaina Reed Hall — American actress and singer (1946–2009)
Alaina Coates — American basketball player (1995-)
Alaina Bergsma — American volleyball player
Alaina Castillo — American singer-songwriter

What Alainas become

Among 42 notable people named Alaina:

Entertainers appear 2.46× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alaina Huffman, Canadian actress.

Similar names: Alayna · Julianna · Alaya · Elaina · Reagan · Alanna

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