Alanya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- uh-LAN-yuh
- Origin
- Turkish
Alanya is a girls' name of Turkish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alanya mean?
Turkish: probably from Alanya, the Turkish resort town; also seen as an elaboration of Alana
Shares its name with Alanya, a resort town on Turkey's Mediterranean coast.
Is Alanya a girl's or a boy's name?
Alanya is a girls' name.
How popular is Alanya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 18 girls.
Half of all the girls named Alanya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Alanya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,912 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,634 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 18 | #1,199 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Alanya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Alanya in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alanya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
Nicknames for Alanya
- Lana 211 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Alanya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayla, Aaliyah, Amaya, Anaya, Amira, Anya, Amina, Alara, Safa, Aliya, Alaya, Aisha
Names related to Alanya
Alayna, Alana, Alaina, Alanna, Alannah, Alyana, Alani, Aliana, Ailany, Alianna
More Turkish names
Aylin, Ayda, Orhan, Ayzel, Kaya, Aydin, Aslan, Eren, Evren, Ayaz, Ela, Aylah, Aleyna, Deniz, Demir, Selin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Alanya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alanya, updated 20 October 2026.