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Alanah

100% girls · 65 born in 2025

Alanah has been given to about 4,226 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,196
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alanah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 223
  • Born in 202565
  • All time4,226
  • England & Wales, 202511

How popular is Alanah?

Its best year was 2008, when 223 babies were given the name, ranking 1152nd. The typical living American called Alanah is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Carolina, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Alanah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alannah0.97
  2. Alayah0.88
  3. Savannah0.77
  4. Alana0.78
  5. Savanah0.79
  6. Malayah0.79
  7. Alanna0.74
  8. Amayah0.75

Middle names for Alanah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Alanah Eve0.86
  2. Alanah Rose0.83
  3. Alanah Louise0.83
  4. Alanah June0.82
  5. Alanah Pearl0.82
  6. Alanah Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Alanah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yarelisister · 0.94
  2. Fisherbrother · 0.94
  3. Palomasister · 0.93
  4. Soleilsister · 0.93
  5. Blazebrother · 0.92
  6. Misaelbrother · 0.92

Where Alanah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Carolina0.01%
  2. Ohio0.01%
  3. Florida0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Alanah White0.78
  2. Alanah Reyes0.78
  3. Alanah Nguyen0.78
  4. Alanah Moore0.78
  5. Alanah Lee0.78
  6. Alanah Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Alanah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Alanah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.