Alanah

How popular is Alanah in the UK?

Rank in 2025

#2,509among girls

Babies in 2025

11about 1 in 25,000 girls

Five-year trend

Steadydown 2% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Alanah, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 46 girls.

Half of all the girls named Alanah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 219 girls in the UK were given Alanah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #242, up from #2,509 for this spelling alone.

• Alana 199
• Alanah 11
• Allana 5
• Allanah 4

Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.

How popular is Alanah in the US?

Rank in 2025

#2,645among girls

Babies in 2025

65about 1 in 25,000 girls

Five-year trend

Steadydown 21% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 65 girls in the US were named Alanah, making it the 2,645th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,050th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 223 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Alanah than any year since 1998.

Half of all the girls named Alanah in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 2,207 girls in the US were given Alanah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #161, up from #2,645 for this spelling alone.

• Alana 2,085
• Alanah 65
• Allana 50
• Allanah 7