Allanah
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 Allanah
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 Allanah
Allanah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1990, with 24 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 63 Allanahs were born — ranking #2,778 that year. As of 2026, Allanah ranks #8,964 for baby girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 936 Allanahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Allanah
Allanah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 936 births in the dataset. Allanah's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #2,778. Use the chart and map above to compare Allanah'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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