Girl · #15,243 in 2026

Alonnah

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

Alonnah is a rural locality on Bruny Island in the local government area (LGA) of Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the town of Kingston. The 2021 census recorded a population of 164 for Alonnah.

Current Rank

#15,243

Peak Rank

#5,601 (2010)

Total Babies

301

5-Yr Trend

-44%

2001

First Year

2024

Last Year

2010

Peak Year

#5601

Peak Rank

301

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Alonnah

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

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Origin & history

Alonnah was gazetted as a locality in 1955. Originally named Mill's Reef , it was renamed in the early 1900s after part of the Tasmanian Aboriginal name for Bruny Island, Lunawanna-alonnah (a nearby township a little to its south being named Lunawanna ). Mill's Reef Post Office opened on 1 February 1905 and was renamed Alonnah in 1909.

The Story of Alonnah

Alonnah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2001, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 24 Alonnahs were born — ranking #5,601 that year. As of 2026, Alonnah ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-44%). In total, more than 301 Alonnahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Alonnah

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Frequently Asked Questions about Alonnah

What does the name Alonnah mean?

How popular is Alonnah in 2026?

In 2026, Alonnah ranks #15,243 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Alonnah most popular?

Alonnah reached its peak popularity in 2010, ranking #5,601 that year with 24 babies given the name.

Is Alonnah a unisex name?

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

What names go well with Alonnah?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Alonnah include Rozina, Jillyn, Satira. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Alonnah

Alonnah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 301 births in the dataset. Alonnah's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #5,601. Use the chart and map above to compare Alonnah'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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