Alannah

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

Girl's name · #1674 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Alannah reached #763 in 2015 and has eased to #1674 since. About 7,400 girls have carried it since 1948.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#103 in Ireland (2025) · #337 in N. Ireland (2025) · #705 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,643 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,267 in Canada (2024).

Among 26 notable people named Alannah:

Sports figures appear 1.72× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alannah Yip, Canadian sport climber.

Alannah is a rare spelling of Alana (#140) and Alanna (#280) — about 4% of babies given the name are written this way.

Similar names: Alanah · Jayde · Alaiyah · Jurnee · Ryann · Dylan

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