The first name Alaina
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A variant of Alana coined in the 20th century from Alain, the French equivalent of Alan.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 49 girls were named Alaina, making it the 747th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 70 births (#559).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alaina with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alaina at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,366 girls born in the United States were named Alaina, the 224th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2011, when 1,999 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Alaina
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lauren AlainaAmerican singer & songwriter (born 1994)
- Alaina HuffmanCanadian actress, born 1980
- Alaina CoatesAmerican basketball player (born 1995)
- Bonnie RottenAmerican pornographic actress, born 1993
Questions
- What does the name Alaina mean?
- A variant of Alana coined in the 20th century from Alain, the French equivalent of Alan.
- How popular is the name Alaina?
- In 2025, 49 girls born in England and Wales were named Alaina, ranking 747th. Its peak was 2022, with 70 births.
- Is Alaina a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 50,584 US babies named Alaina since 1880 were girls.
- When was Alaina most popular?
- 2011 in the United States, when 1,999 babies were named Alaina, its highest rank at 156th.