Alannah
Girl · a-LAN-a · Celtic
Big in Northern Ireland
Alannah is a girls' name of Celtic origin. In 2025 it ranked 723rd for girls in the UK (56 babies) and 1,673rd for girls in the US (123 babies).
What does Alannah mean?
Celtic: feminine of Alan; also an Irish endearment
Treated as a feminine of Alan, and also linked to the Irish endearment a leanbh, 'O child'.
- Say it
- a-LAN-a
More on Wiktionary.
Is Alannah a girl's or a boy's name?
Alannah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 56 girls in the UK and 123 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alannah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #723among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 56about 1 in 5,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 56 girls in the UK were named Alannah, making it the 723rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 657th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 131 girls.
Half of all the girls named Alannah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 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 Alannah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #418, up from #723 for this spelling alone.
- Alannah 56
- Alanna 51
Among girls in 2025, it was 705th in England and Wales and 334th in Northern Ireland.
Alannah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #723 |
| 2024 | 48 | #826 |
| 2023 | 49 | #788 |
| 2022 | 48 | #806 |
| 2021 | 60 | #688 |
| 2020 | 62 | #657 |
| 2019 | 110 | #427 |
| 2018 | 112 | #436 |
| 2017 | 117 | #420 |
| 2016 | 92 | #513 |
| 2015 | 101 | #474 |
| 2014 | 114 | #424 |
| 2013 | 105 | #444 |
| 2012 | 97 | #494 |
| 2011 | 101 | #470 |
| 2010 | 102 | #461 |
| 2009 | 96 | #472 |
| 2008 | 111 | #426 |
| 2007 | 106 | #430 |
| 2006 | 105 | #423 |
| 2005 | 106 | #404 |
| 2004 | 107 | #386 |
| 2003 | 111 | #367 |
| 2002 | 116 | #338 |
| 2001 | 88 | #406 |
| 2000 | 114 | #333 |
| 1999 | 103 | #354 |
| 1998 | 107 | #357 |
| 1997 | 131 | #308 |
| 1996 | 112 | #349 |
How popular is Alannah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,673among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 123about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 123 girls in the US were named Alannah, making it the 1,673rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,081st. Its busiest year was 2015, with 370 girls. It first appears in the records in 1948.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Alannah than any year since 2000.
Half of all the girls named Alannah in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,222 girls in the US were given Alannah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #278, up from #1,673 for this spelling alone.
- Alanna 1,099
- Alannah 123
Alannah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 | #1,673 |
| 2024 | 143 | #1,509 |
| 2023 | 146 | #1,486 |
| 2022 | 170 | #1,367 |
| 2021 | 206 | #1,181 |
| 2020 | 228 | #1,081 |
| 2019 | 261 | #988 |
| 2018 | 313 | #865 |
| 2017 | 293 | #913 |
| 2016 | 320 | #876 |
| 2015 | 370 | #763 |
| 2014 | 284 | #947 |
| 2013 | 303 | #855 |
| 2012 | 315 | #846 |
| 2011 | 283 | #918 |
| 2010 | 263 | #969 |
| 2009 | 267 | #992 |
| 2008 | 288 | #942 |
| 2007 | 272 | #985 |
| 2006 | 237 | #1,074 |
| 2005 | 197 | #1,168 |
| 2004 | 216 | #1,067 |
| 2003 | 189 | #1,145 |
| 2002 | 141 | #1,369 |
| 2001 | 173 | #1,180 |
| 2000 | 115 | #1,549 |
| 1999 | 128 | #1,376 |
| 1998 | 106 | #1,555 |
| 1997 | 118 | #1,410 |
| 1996 | 113 | #1,444 |
| 1995 | 94 | #1,594 |
| 1994 | 82 | #1,765 |
| 1993 | 101 | #1,536 |
| 1992 | 90 | #1,669 |
| 1991 | 143 | #1,201 |
| 1990 | 202 | #937 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 17 | #4,656 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
Names like Alannah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Aaminah Ayah Amira Sumayyah Amaya Nusaybah Farah Ayla Aasiyah Aliya Safa
Other spellings of Alannah
Names related to Alannah
Alayna Alana Alaina Alyana Alani Aliana Alanah Alianna Ailana
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