Given name & surname
Allena
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
Allena is a variant of Alaina. One French interpretation is “beautiful and fair woman; dear child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Allena is a variant of Alaina. One French interpretation is “beautiful and fair woman; dear child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Allena is a variant of Alaina. An origin associated with Alaina is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Allena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,101
- 0 boys · 2,101 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 57 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,488 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,488 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 42.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 57 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,508 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.
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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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