Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2015

Alannah

Meaning Modern variant of Alana, the feminine form of Alan Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,674 Trend ↓ Falling 47%

Modern variant of Alana, the feminine form of Alan.

Rank 2025
#1,674
among girls · ↓165 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
123
named Alannah · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,067
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2015
370 babies
All-time total
7,392
#2,000 all-time among girls
First recorded
1948
in Social Security records

Alannah popularity over time

7,392 babies have been named Alannah since 1948, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2015Girls

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 – – – –
1940s 6 1 – #4,657
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 93 9 – #4,129
1990s 1,177 118 +1166% #940
2000s 2,095 210 +78% #942
2010s 3,005 301 +43% #763
2020s (to 2025) 1,016 169 -44% #1,081

Where Alannah 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 111 0.07 outside top 500
2027 101 0.06 outside top 500
2028 94 0.06 outside top 500
2029 88 0.05 outside top 500
2030 83 0.05 outside top 500

Where Alannah is most popular

Girls named Alannah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.097 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Ohio, and Indiana.

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 Alannah 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 72 0.168 +73%
Ohio 36 0.152 +56%
Indiana 20 0.142 +47%
New Jersey 24 0.133 +37%
Pennsylvania 30 0.127 +31%
New York 48 0.121 +25%
Texas 90 0.112 +15%
North Carolina 24 0.105 +9%
Illinois 23 0.100 ≈ national
California 79 0.094 ≈ national
South Carolina 6 0.067 -31%
Georgia 15 0.066 -32%
Virginia 11 0.065 -34%
Maryland 6 0.057 -42%
Colorado 6 0.054 -45%
Michigan 9 0.049 -49%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -50%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -57%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -61%
Arizona 5 0.036 -63%
Washington 5 0.035 -64%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Alannah

Alannah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,674 in 2025 with 123 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1948, 7,392 American babies have been named Alannah. Its peak came in 2015, when 370 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Alannah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alannah?

The median living Alannah is about 14 years old; half are between 8 and 22. An estimated 7,300 people named Alannah are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Alannah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 123 #1,674
2024 143 #1,509
2023 146 #1,486
2022 170 #1,367
2021 206 #1,182
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 #1,146
2002 141 #1,370
2001 173 #1,181
2000 115 #1,551
1995 94 #1,598
1990 202 #940
1985 19 #4,129
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Famous people named Alannah

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Alannah Myles Alannah Myles Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1958) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Alannah?

The median living Alannah is about 14 years old. Half of all living Alannahs are between 8 and 22 years old.

How many people named Alannah are alive today?

An estimated 7,300 people named Alannah are alive in the United States, based on 7,392 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alannah mean?

Modern variant of Alana, the feminine form of Alan.

How popular is the name Alannah in 2025?

Alannah ranked #1,674 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 123 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alannah?

7,392 babies have been named Alannah in the United States since 1948, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alannah most popular?

Alannah peaked in 2015, when 370 newborns received the name.

Is Alannah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Alannah rising or falling?

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

Will Alannah become more popular?

Alannah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 83 girls named Alannah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alannah?

Well-known people named Alannah include Alannah Myles (singer).

Names like Alannah

Names that sound and feel close to Alannah: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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