Given name
Alaina
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
Alaina is used as a given name. One French interpretation is “beautiful and fair woman; dear child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “beautiful and fair woman; dear child.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alaina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 50,584
- 6 boys · 50,578 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 1,999 babies
- 2025
- 1,366
- #224 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,366 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 224 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,999 in 2011. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (156). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 38,346 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alaina’s family of names
In English usage, Alaina has a related form in Alana. Alaina has a related form in Alana. Alaina has a related form in Alanna.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 31
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Alanavariant · English
- Alannavariant
- Alaynavariant · English
- Alynavariant
- Alanisvariant
- Alanahvariant
- Alainvariant · English
- Alonnavariant
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- Alainnalikely variant
- Alynvariant
- Alainevariant
- Allenavariant
- Alainahvariant
- Allenevariant
- Alaenavariant
- Allainalikely variant
- Allaynavariant
- Alannisvariant
- Aleinevariant
- Alanevariant
- Alawnavariant
- Alaneavariant
- Alaanavariant
- Alleinevariant
- Allaynevariant
- Alaynevariant
- Alaenahvariant
- Alanaevariant
- Aleynevariant
- Alennevariant
- Allainevariant
People named Alaina
- Alaina HuffmanCanadian actressborn 1980
- Alaina CoatesAmerican basketball player (born 1995)
- Alaina BergsmaAmerican volleyball playerborn 1990
- Alaina CastilloAmerican singer-songwriterborn 1999
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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