Alanoud
Alanoud, or Al Anoud, is an Arabic name with multiple meanings including "strong-willed", "rain cloud" and "leader of deer"/"unhuntable deer".
Meaning & Origin of Alanoud
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alanoud, or Al Anoud, is an Arabic name with multiple meanings including "strong-willed", "rain cloud" and "leader of deer"/"unhuntable deer".
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The Story of Alanoud
Alanoud first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2012, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 13 Alanouds were born — ranking #8,048 that year. As of 2026, Alanoud ranks #10,241 for baby girls with 9 births, rising sharply (+47% over the past five years). In total, more than 85 Alanouds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Alanoud
Alanoud is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 85 births in the dataset. Alanoud's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #8,048. Use the chart and map above to compare Alanoud'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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