Spellings
Alaina or Alayna?
In the US in 2025, 60% of babies in this name family were spelled Alaina and 40% Alayna. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Alaina already led in 2015, with 55% of the family's births; it has 60% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 3,284 to 2,293 births (−30%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaina | 1,820 | 1,366 | −25% |
| Alayna | 1,464 | 927 | −37% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /əˈleɪnə/ (uh-LAY-nuh). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Alaina 10 births and Alayna 30 births.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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