Alannah
Alannah is a feminine given name, a variant form of Alanna. Notable people with the name include:Alannah Beirne, Irish fashion model and reality TV personality Alannah Currie, New Zealand musician from the Thompson Twins Alannah Halay, British composer and author Alannah Hill, Australian fashion designer Alannah MacTiernan, Australian politician Alannah Mathews, Australian rhythmic…
Meaning & Origin of Alannah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alannah is a feminine given name, a variant form of Alanna. Notable people with the name include:Alannah Beirne, Irish fashion model and reality TV personality Alannah Currie, New Zealand musician from the Thompson Twins Alannah Halay, British composer and author Alannah Hill, Australian fashion designer Alannah MacTiernan, Australian politician Alannah Mathews, Australian rhythmic…
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The Story of Alannah
Alannah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1948, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 370 Alannahs were born — ranking #762 that year. As of 2026, Alannah ranks #1,736 for baby girls with 117 births, falling sharply (-46%). In total, more than 8K Alannahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Alannah
Alannah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Alannah's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #762. Use the chart and map above to compare Alannah'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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