Alanna
Girl name · #280 in 2025 · Well-known
How old is the name Alanna? In official American birth records, Alanna has been tracked continuously since 1930, giving it 95 years of documented American history.
Alanna ranks #280 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 1,099 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #509, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,638 girls born in 2025 was named Alanna.
Babies named Alanna per year. Source: Official national birth records.
The 95-year story
Alanna first appears in the Social Security records in 1930, when 9 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 1,099 babies and a rank of #280. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Alanna in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Alanna is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Alanna is most common
Geography matters for names, and Alanna is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Alanna is most common in FL (1.4 per 1,000), NV (1.3 per 1,000), CT (1.3 per 1,000), AZ (1.1 per 1,000), NJ (1.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.8 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Alanna is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Alanna
Statistically, parents drawn to Alanna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Arianna, Helena, Viviana, Elaina, and Vienna.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Alanna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,099 | #280 |
| 2024 | 1,098 | #290 |
| 2023 | 677 | #457 |
| 2022 | 531 | #566 |
| 2021 | 548 | #560 |
| 2020 | 523 | #561 |
| 2019 | 577 | #530 |
| 2018 | 559 | #556 |
| 2017 | 568 | #544 |
| 2016 | 554 | #561 |
| 2015 | 620 | #509 |
| 2014 | 587 | #526 |
| 2013 | 599 | #501 |
| 2012 | 626 | #489 |
| 2011 | 580 | #506 |
| 2010 | 573 | #520 |
| 2009 | 654 | #475 |
| 2008 | 683 | #463 |
| 2007 | 691 | #466 |
| 2006 | 667 | #475 |
| 2005 | 619 | #493 |
| 2004 | 625 | #471 |
| 2003 | 587 | #492 |
| 2002 | 565 | #492 |
| 2001 | 543 | #506 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Alanna?
In official American birth records, the name Alanna first appeared in 1930 (over 95 years ago), when 9 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 95 years.
Is Alanna a popular girl name?
Alanna ranked #280 among girls in 2025 with 1,099 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #509.
When was the name Alanna most popular?
Alanna peaked in 2025, when 1,099 American girls received the name (ranked #280 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Alanna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,638 newborn American girls was named Alanna. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.