Alana
Alana, Alanna, or other variants, is a female given name. It is latinized feminine form of Alan and its usage is relatively modern.
Meaning & Origin of Alana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alana, Alanna, or other variants, is a female given name. It is latinized feminine form of Alan and its usage is relatively modern.
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The Story of Alana
Alana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1930, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 2,461 Alanas were born — ranking #143 that year. As of 2026, Alana ranks #146 for baby girls with 2,056 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 70K Alanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Alana
Alana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1930 and has accumulated 70K births in the dataset. Alana's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #143. Use the chart and map above to compare Alana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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