# Alannah (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/alannah/  
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 | “child” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Alanna |
| US babies named this | 7,392 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 7,392 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,308, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Modern variant of Alana, the feminine form of Alan. Also associated with the affectionate Anglo-Irish term of address alanna (“child”). The spelling is influenced by names of Hebrew origin such as Hannah and Susannah.

## 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 | 283 | 918 |
| 2012 | 315 | 846 |
| 2013 | 303 | 855 |
| 2014 | 284 | 947 |
| 2015 | 370 | 763 |
| 2016 | 320 | 876 |
| 2017 | 293 | 913 |
| 2018 | 313 | 865 |
| 2019 | 261 | 988 |
| 2020 | 228 | 1,081 |
| 2021 | 206 | 1,182 |
| 2022 | 170 | 1,367 |
| 2023 | 146 | 1,486 |
| 2024 | 143 | 1,509 |
| 2025 | 123 | 1,674 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 76 | 545 |
| 2012 | 85 | 509 |
| 2013 | 90 | 466 |
| 2014 | 92 | 468 |
| 2015 | 81 | 532 |
| 2016 | 80 | 529 |
| 2017 | 103 | 427 |
| 2018 | 91 | 472 |
| 2019 | 98 | 430 |
| 2020 | 54 | 683 |
| 2021 | 48 | 767 |
| 2022 | 45 | 796 |
| 2023 | 38 | 921 |
| 2024 | 38 | 934 |
| 2025 | 52 | 705 |

## People named Alannah

- Alannah Myles, Canadian singer and songwriter
- Alannah Yip, Canadian sport climber

## 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.