Baby Name Popularity Profile
Alana
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Alana .
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National Rank (2025)
#140
All-Time Peak Rank
#140
Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births
68,264
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl
Female Archetype
First Recorded
1930
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2000s
2,461 births in 2007
π‘ The Alana Vibe: Considered a Rising Star . A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Fair, beautiful, or noble
Language Origin
Irish, German
Origin Type
multiple
Derived from the Irish name AilΓn, meaning 'noble' or 'little rock', and also used as a feminine form of Alan, which has Celtic and Germanic roots meaning 'handsome' or 'precious'.
Common Nicknames
Lana
Ally
Ana
Alternative Spellings
Alanna
Alannah
Alayna
Pronunciation:
uh-LAH-nuh
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Etymology confidence:
Medium
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π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Alana across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
+48.6%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
+28.0%
2015: 1,629 births
1,629
2016: 1,576 births
2017: 1,449 births
2018: 1,533 births
2019: 1,341 births
2020: 1,403 births
1,403
2021: 1,334 births
2022: 1,422 births
2023: 1,618 births
2024: 2,060 births
2025: 2,085 births
2,085
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
2,461
births in 2007
Years in Top 100
0 yrs
Years in Top 500
50 yrs
Longest Streak
87 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 44
1940s: 1,143
1950s: 1,413
1960s: 1,889
1970s: 3,519
1980s: 6,916
1990s: 9,220
2000s: 17,935
2010s: 16,263
2020s: 9,922
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
A-lan-a
Letter Count
5 letters
Spelling Complexity
Moderate
Length Percentile
Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Hawaii
Top States
Hawaii, Nevada, Florida, Arizona, California
States with Data
51
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