# Alanna (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/alanna/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 27,019 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 7 / 27,012 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,854, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A feminine form of Alan; variant spelling of Alana. Compare also Alannah.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 580 | 506 |
| 2012 | 626 | 489 |
| 2013 | 599 | 501 |
| 2014 | 587 | 527 |
| 2015 | 620 | 509 |
| 2016 | 554 | 561 |
| 2017 | 568 | 544 |
| 2018 | 559 | 556 |
| 2019 | 577 | 530 |
| 2020 | 523 | 561 |
| 2021 | 548 | 560 |
| 2022 | 531 | 566 |
| 2023 | 677 | 457 |
| 2024 | 1,098 | 290 |
| 2025 | 1,099 | 280 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 7 | 6,239 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 63 | 635 |
| 2012 | 64 | 647 |
| 2013 | 66 | 616 |
| 2014 | 87 | 486 |
| 2015 | 74 | 577 |
| 2016 | 60 | 684 |
| 2017 | 71 | 593 |
| 2018 | 62 | 650 |
| 2019 | 54 | 717 |
| 2020 | 53 | 700 |
| 2021 | 58 | 667 |
| 2022 | 43 | 826 |
| 2023 | 44 | 813 |
| 2024 | 53 | 708 |
| 2025 | 44 | 816 |

## People named Alanna

- Alanna Ubach, American actress (born 1975)
- Alanna Masterson, American actress
- Alanna Kennedy, Australian association football player
- Alanna Smith, Australian basketball player (born 1996)
- Alanna Kraus, Canadian short track speed skater
- Alanna Arrington, American model

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.