The first name Alanah
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Rare spelling variant of Alana, the feminine form of Alan.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 11 girls were named Alanah, making it the 2,440th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2005, with 40 births (#736).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alanah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alanah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 65 girls born in the United States were named Alanah, the 2,648th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2008, when 223 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Alanah
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Alanah PearceAustralian video game writer and journalist, born 1993
Questions
- What does the name Alanah mean?
- Rare spelling variant of Alana, the feminine form of Alan.
- How popular is the name Alanah?
- In 2025, 11 girls born in England and Wales were named Alanah, ranking 2,440th. Its peak was 2005, with 40 births.
- Is Alanah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,226 US babies named Alanah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Alanah most popular?
- 2008 in the United States, when 223 babies were named Alanah, its highest rank at 1,152nd.