girls' name ★ peaked 2008

Allana

Meaning Spelling variant of Alana Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,169 Trend → Stable

Spelling variant of Alana.

Rank 2025
#3,169
among girls · ↑531 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
50
named Allana · +22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,145
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
96 babies
All-time total
3,128
#3,517 all-time among girls
First recorded
1930
in Social Security records

Allana popularity over time

3,128 babies have been named Allana since 1930, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1999Girls

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 16 2 – #2,848
1940s 85 9 +431% #2,147
1950s 80 8 -6% #3,110
1960s 97 10 +21% #3,319
1970s 198 20 +104% #2,861
1980s 282 28 +42% #2,100
1990s 610 61 +116% #1,738
2000s 849 85 +39% #1,885
2010s 653 65 -23% #2,103
2020s (to 2025) 258 43 -34% #2,936

Where Allana 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 50 0.03 outside top 500
2027 50 0.03 outside top 500
2028 50 0.03 outside top 500
2029 50 0.03 outside top 500
2030 50 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Allana

Allana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,169 in 2025 with 50 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1930, 3,128 American babies have been named Allana. Its peak came in 2008, when 96 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 Allana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Allana?

The median living Allana is about 23 years old; half are between 14 and 34. An estimated 3,000 people named Allana are alive in the United States today.

median 23 020406080100

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

Allana year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 50 #3,169
2024 41 #3,700
2023 57 #2,936
2022 32 #4,381
2021 37 #3,940
2020 41 #3,614
2019 41 #3,671
2018 63 #2,712
2017 65 #2,665
2016 57 #2,938
2015 56 #3,026
2014 70 #2,537
2013 74 #2,440
2012 69 #2,599
2011 91 #2,103
2010 67 #2,673
2009 73 #2,549
2008 96 #2,106
2007 95 #2,117
2006 92 #2,108
2005 80 #2,254
2004 73 #2,345
2003 81 #2,146
2002 83 #2,064
2001 86 #1,978
2000 90 #1,885
1995 50 #2,517
1990 48 #2,493
1985 50 #2,100
1980 24 #3,415
1975 18 #3,638
1970 12 #4,497
1965 6 #5,824
1960 6 #5,709
1955 6 #5,221
1950 7 #4,328
1945 9 #3,137
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 10 #2,848
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Allana?

The median living Allana is about 23 years old. Half of all living Allanas are between 14 and 34 years old.

How many people named Allana are alive today?

An estimated 3,000 people named Allana are alive in the United States, based on 3,128 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Allana mean?

Spelling variant of Alana.

How popular is the name Allana in 2025?

Allana ranked #3,169 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 50 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Allana?

3,128 babies have been named Allana in the United States since 1930, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Allana most popular?

Allana peaked in 2008, when 96 newborns received the name.

Is Allana a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Allana rising or falling?

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

Will Allana become more popular?

Allana looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 50 girls named Allana in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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