Alena Name Popularity

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How popular is Alena?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Alena, ranked the 736th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Alena has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 596, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2015 with 497 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Alena was less than 5, most recently in 1936.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alena occurred roughly during the years 1912-1916, 1917-1920, 1952-1955, 1960-1963, 1971-1974, 1975-1980, 1982-1985, 1991-1995, 1997-2001, and 2011-2014, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1928-1931.

The popularity trend for Alena has been moving upward for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Alena for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alena?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

The name Alena still has a solid footing and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Alena (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		377	736
2017		464	634
2016		470	636
2015		497	596
2014		465	616
2013		374	729
2012		374	741
2011		368	746
2010		384	728
2009		401	722
2008		444	682
2007		432	679
2006		431	667
2005		401	689
2004		406	675
2003		400	664
2002		333	731
2001		346	709
2000		321	722
1999		290	764
1998		280	769
1997		260	797
1996		258	799
1995		246	806
1994		205	921
1993		186	996
1992		172	1,058
1991		141	1,219
1990		157	1,110
1989		158	1,067
1988		118	1,250
1987		119	1,208
1986		120	1,178
1985		162	956
1984		91	1,332
1983		115	1,151
1982		133	1,073
1981		139	1,034
1980		151	981
1979		124	1,098
1978		112	1,143
1977		101	1,206
1976		95	1,192
1975		75	1,404
1974		88	1,239
1973		73	1,361
1972		72	1,380
1971		61	1,575
1970		68	1,474
1969		68	1,400
1968		39	1,909
1967		57	1,479
1966		48	1,623
1965		43	1,716
1964		53	1,557
1963		54	1,521
1962		32	2,074
1961		24	2,474
1960		28	2,196
1959		30	2,057
1958		22	2,445
1957		30	1,985
1956		17	2,825
1955		28	2,021
1954		15	2,886
1953		15	2,816
1952		9	3,803
1951		12	3,107
1950		16	2,534
1949		14	2,728
1948		13	2,832
1947		9	3,710
1946		13	2,742
1945		17	2,060
1944		8	3,386
1943		11	2,863
1942		12	2,668
1941		8	3,256
1940		8	3,213
1939		12	2,416
1938		15	2,114
1937		10	2,735
1936		< 5	--
1935		9	2,927
1934		15	2,093
1933		9	2,872
1932		9	3,048
1931		14	2,207
1930		13	2,425
1929		12	2,588
1928		21	1,841
1927		16	2,257
1926		16	2,258
1925		21	1,893
1924		20	1,993
1923		9	3,360
1922		24	1,730
1921		16	2,285
1920		25	1,666
1919		13	2,517
1918		20	1,887
1917		16	2,101
1916		22	1,631
1915		18	1,803
1914		13	1,898
1913		14	1,603
1912		6	2,642
1911		7	1,961
1910		6	2,145
1909		5	2,215
1908		6	1,868
1907		6	1,829
1906		9	1,325
1905		5	1,937
1904		< 5	--
1903		6	1,598
1902		8	1,323
1901		< 5	--
1900		7	1,567
1899		5	1,603
1898		13	963
1897		< 5	--
1896		8	1,213
1895		< 5	--
1894		7	1,240
1893		5	1,443
1892		< 5	--
1891		5	1,338
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.