Alanna

How popular is Alanna in the UK?

Rank in 2025

776th among girls

Babies in 2025

51 about 1 in 5,500 girls

Five-year trend

Falling down 26% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 51 girls in the UK were named Alanna, making it the 776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 606th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 125 girls.

Half of all the girls named Alanna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 107 girls in the UK were given Alanna or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #418, up from #776 for this spelling alone.

• Alannah 56
• Alanna 51

Among girls in 2025, it was 816th in England and Wales and 231st in Northern Ireland.

How popular is Alanna in the US?

Rank in 2025

280th among girls

Babies in 2025

1,099 about 1 in 1,500 girls

Five-year trend

Rising up 73% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 1,099 girls in the US were named Alanna, making it the 280th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 561st. It first appears in the records in 1930.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Alanna of any year since it first appeared, in 1930.

Half of all the girls named Alanna in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,222 girls in the US were given Alanna or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #278, up from #280 for this spelling alone.

• Alanna 1,099
• Alannah 123