Given name
Aleyna
Aleyna is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Turkish.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Turkish usage, Aleyna developed from Ἑλένη.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aleyna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,938
- 0 boys · 2,938 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 268 babies
- 2025
- 197
- #1,173 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +55%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 197 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,173 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 55.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (38). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,558 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.
Aleyna’s family of names
In Turkish usage, Aleyna developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἑλένη. In Turkish usage, Aleyna has a conventional equivalent in the English form Helen.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aleyna
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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