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 [ syll. a-lai-na, al-a-ina ] The girl name Alaina is pronounced ahLEY-Nah KEY. Alaina has its origins in the Celtic language and it is used largely in English. Alaina is a variant of Alana (English). Alaina is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1970s; before that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2007, 0.073% of baby girls were named Alaina. It was #227 in rank then. In 2008, it ranked at #223 with a usage of 0.072%. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Alaina, Alana (English) was the most widely used. It was 35% more commonly used than Alaina in 2008. Baby names that sound like Alaina include Alayna (English), Elaina (English and Spanish), Alana (English), Alanah (English), Alani (English), Alanna (English), Alannah (English), Alawna (English), Alena (Russian, English, and Czech), Alhena, Alima (Arabic and Hebrew), Alina (English and French), Allana (English), Allanna (English), Allannah (English), Alona (English and Hebrew), Aluma (English and Hebrew), Alwina (German), Alyna (Russian), and Aolani (Hawaiian). KEY: approx pronunciation for Alaina: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
