Baby Names: Alaina – Babble
Alaina
Baby Names:
Alaina
Meaning: multiple
Origin: English
Alternate spellings: none
Alaina is likely another version of the name Alana, the girls’ take on the name Alan. (Alan has Breton roots and means “little rock” or “handsome.”) It also could be taken from Elaine, a name that goes back to the name Helen, which could mean “torch” or “moon.” Alaina first made the list of popular names in 1978 and broke into the 200′s in 2003.
By The Numbers
U.S. Rank by Year
2000: 315
2004: 268
2008: 223
Rank of Similar Names in 2008
Adalyn 526
Alana 461
Alina 245


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