Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2008

Alanah

Meaning Rare spelling variant of Alana, the feminine form of Alan Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,648 Trend ↓ Falling 19%

Rare spelling variant of Alana, the feminine form of Alan.

Rank 2025
#2,648
among girls · ↓430 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
65
named Alanah · -24% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,727
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
223 babies
All-time total
4,226
#2,881 all-time among girls
First recorded
1984
in Social Security records

Alanah popularity over time

4,226 babies have been named Alanah since 1984, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2012Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
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1970s – – – –
1980s 58 6 – #5,051
1990s 508 51 +776% #2,039
2000s 1,436 144 +183% #1,152
2010s 1,662 166 +16% #1,136
2020s (to 2025) 562 94 -44% #1,612

Where Alanah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 62 0.04 outside top 500
2027 60 0.04 outside top 500
2028 58 0.04 outside top 500
2029 56 0.04 outside top 500
2030 55 0.03 outside top 500

Where Alanah is most popular

Girls named Alanah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.058 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Ohio, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Alanah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 36 0.084 +45%
Ohio 19 0.080 +38%
Texas 53 0.066 +13%
California 53 0.063 +8%
North Carolina 14 0.061 +6%
New York 18 0.045 -22%
Arizona 6 0.043 -26%
Pennsylvania 10 0.042 -27%
Illinois 6 0.026 -55%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Alanah

Alanah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,648 in 2025 with 65 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1984, 4,226 American babies have been named Alanah. Its peak came in 2008, when 223 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alanah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alanah?

The median living Alanah is about 15 years old; half are between 9 and 21. An estimated 4,200 people named Alanah are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alanah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 65 #2,648
2024 85 #2,218
2023 91 #2,107
2022 101 #1,954
2021 130 #1,612
2020 90 #2,051
2019 100 #1,949
2018 115 #1,774
2017 155 #1,451
2016 157 #1,465
2015 162 #1,425
2014 181 #1,308
2013 196 #1,228
2012 216 #1,136
2011 190 #1,257
2010 190 #1,260
2009 174 #1,366
2008 223 #1,152
2007 205 #1,217
2006 171 #1,353
2005 164 #1,333
2004 138 #1,464
2003 95 #1,915
2002 102 #1,772
2001 88 #1,957
2000 76 #2,123
1995 40 #2,932
1990 42 #2,737
1985 6 #9,323
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alanah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alanah?

The median living Alanah is about 15 years old. Half of all living Alanahs are between 9 and 21 years old.

How many people named Alanah are alive today?

An estimated 4,200 people named Alanah are alive in the United States, based on 4,226 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alanah mean?

Rare spelling variant of Alana, the feminine form of Alan.

How popular is the name Alanah in 2025?

Alanah ranked #2,648 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 65 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alanah?

4,226 babies have been named Alanah in the United States since 1984, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alanah most popular?

Alanah peaked in 2008, when 223 newborns received the name.

Is Alanah a boy or girl name?

Alanah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alanah rising or falling?

Alanah is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alanah become more popular?

Alanah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 55 girls named Alanah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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