Alanna

Origin: Variant of Alan · Origin disputed; possibly linked to a word for noble (from Old Breton)

Girl's name · #280 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Alanna is climbing: on the charts since 1930, it reached #280 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 1,100 girls given the name last year. Roughly 27,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#47 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #84 in Ecuador (2025) · #231 in N. Ireland (2025) · #294 in Ireland (2025) · #329 in Mexico (2024) · #816 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,429 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,829 in France (2025) · #775 in Canada (2024).

Famous Alannas

Alanna Ubach — American actress (born 1975)
Alanna Masterson — American actress
Alanna Kennedy — Australian association football player
Alanna Smith — Australian basketball player
Alanna Kraus — Canadian short track speed skater

In stories & tradition

Alanna Mosvani^it — The Wheel of Time (novel series)
Alanna of Trebond — Alanna: The First Adventure (book)

What Alannas become

Among 58 notable people named Alanna:

Entertainers appear 1.89× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alanna Ubach, American actress (born 1975).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Alana (#140), Alanna would rank around #76 with about 3,200 births last year — the newborns split about 65/35 between Alana and Alanna.

Similar names: Alana · Talia · Alani · Liana · Juliet · Alaya

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