Alenia

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — four syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Alenia by the numbers

Alenia was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Alenia

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alenia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Alexiadefender of men; a feminine form of Alexios768 in the US (2017)
  • Alenabright, shining; form of Helen462 in the US (2017)
  • Alesiadefender; a form of Alexia8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alaniavariant of Alania or Alana, fair or bright32 in the US (2017)
  • Aleciaof noble birth; a form of Alicia26 in the US (2017)
  • Aleia19 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Alenia

Names that are said the same way as Alenia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Alyanaexalted; a modern spelling of Aliyah83 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alyonabright light; russian form of helena14 in the US (2017)
  • Ailianaa form of Aileen or Aliana7 in the US (2017)
  • Aliana324 in the US (2017)
  • Alianna240 in the US (2017)
  • Alyanna111 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Alenia

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