Girl · #17,634 in 2026

Alanta

Name: Popularity of the name Alanta in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Alanta, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Alanta is a small town in Molėtai district municipality, Lithuania. It is the administrative seat of the Alanta Elderate. According to a census in 2011, Alanta had 348 residents. It is situated at the crossing of two roads: Molėtai–Anykščiai and Utena–Alanta–Ukmergė. The town's St. Jacob's church was built in 1909.

Current Rank

#17,634

Peak Rank

#7,283 (1997)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1993

First Year

2007

Last Year

1997

Peak Year

#7283

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Alanta

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Origin & history

In 1436, Sigismund Kestutaitis granted Alanta to Kristinas Astikas to commend him for his aid in defeating Švitrigaila in the Lithuanian Civil War (1431–1435) . In the 16th century, the town's Catholic church was built, and in 1581 the Grand Duke of Lithuania Stefan Batory gifted Alanta to Gáspár Békés ( Lithuanian : Kasparas Bekešas ), a Hungarian general. After 1598 the town belonged to Radziwiłł family and from 1828 until the World War I it belonged to the Pamarnacki family. From the 18th century to the Lithuanian Uprising of 1863 , Alanta had a parish school. Alanta suffered heavily from m

The Story of Alanta

The earliest SSA record of Alanta as a baby girl name dates back to 1993, when 5 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Alanta — #7,283 in the national rankings. About 52% of every Alanta on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Alanta last appeared in the published SSA data in 2007, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 82 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Alanta

Phonetically similar names — useful when Alanta is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Alanta

What does the name Alanta mean?

How popular is Alanta in 2026?

In 2026, Alanta ranks #17,634 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Alanta most popular?

Alanta reached its peak popularity in 1997, ranking #7,283 that year with 12 babies given the name.

Is Alanta a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Alanta is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Alanta?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Alanta include Shaunya, Suhey, Adalis. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Alanta

Alanta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 82 births in the dataset. Alanta's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #7,283. Use the chart and map above to compare Alanta'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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