Alanah vs Alana

Side-by-side comparison of Alanah and Alana — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Alanah

Girl name · Rank #2220

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Name B

Alana

Girl name · Rank #143

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Metric Alanah Alana
Current Rank #2220 #143
Total Births (all years) 4,159 66,156
Peak Year 2008 2007
Peak Year Births 223 2,461
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1984 1930

Births by Decade

Decade Alanah Alana
1930ss — 44
1940ss — 1,143
1950ss — 1,413
1960ss — 1,889
1970ss — 3,518
1980ss 58 6,916
1990ss 508 9,220
2000ss 1,436 17,934
2010ss 1,660 16,255
2020ss 497 7,824

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alanah Alana
2014 181 1,675
2015 162 1,629
2016 157 1,573
2017 155 1,447
2018 115 1,533
2019 99 1,340
2020 90 1,400
2021 130 1,333
2022 101 1,420
2023 91 1,617
2024 85 2,054

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1984–2024.

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