Girl · #12,120 in 2026

Halana

Alan is a village in the Şemdinli District of Hakkâri Province in southeastern Turkey. The population of the village was 432 in 2023. It is populated by the Kurdish Zerzan tribe who have close links to their counterparts in Iran.

Current Rank
#12,120
Peak Rank
#8,716 (2004)
Total Babies
171
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1985
First Year
2024
Last Year
2004
Peak Year
#8716
Peak Rank
171
Total Count
23
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Halana

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

Alan is a village in the Şemdinli District of Hakkâri Province in southeastern Turkey. The population of the village was 432 in 2023. It is populated by the Kurdish Zerzan tribe who have close links to their counterparts in Iran.

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Origin & history
Hālānā (today called Alan) was inhabited by 100 Church of the East Christian families in 1877 when visited by Edward Lewes Cutts and was served by two functioning churches as part of the archdiocese of Shemsdin . It was destroyed by the Ottoman Army in 1915 amidst the Sayfo .

The Story of Halana

Halana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 12 Halanas were born — ranking #8,716 that year. As of 2026, Halana ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 171 Halanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Halana

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Frequently Asked Questions about Halana

What does the name Halana mean?
Alan is a village in the Şemdinli District of Hakkâri Province in southeastern Turkey. The population of the village was 432 in 2023. It is populated by the Kurdish Zerzan tribe who have close links to their counterparts in Iran.
How popular is Halana in 2026?
In 2026, Halana ranks #12,120 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.
When was Halana most popular?
Halana reached its peak popularity in 2004, ranking #8,716 that year with 12 babies given the name.
Is Halana a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Halana is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Halana?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Halana include Laetitia, Sidonie, Trichelle. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Halana

Halana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 171 births in the dataset. Halana's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #8,716. Use the chart and map above to compare Halana'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.