Girls' name · since 1984
Alanah
Alanah has 4,226 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,881 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,672 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,226
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alanah currently ranks #2672 among girls' names in America, with 4,226 babies recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Alanah recorded 4,226 times among girls since 1984, holding rank #2672 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #2,881 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,672 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,226 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alanah ranks #2,881 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,672 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,226 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,881 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,672 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,226
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alanah's 4,226 recorded births place it above 96.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alanah compares
4,226 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alanah's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alanah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,226 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 223 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alanah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alanah's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 223, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alanah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 223
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Alanah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,662 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Alanah's strongest decade.
1,662 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Alanah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 508
1990s
508 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,436 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,662 births
- 2020s 562
2020s
562 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,662 births (39% of all-time use).
How Alanah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alanah's total volume
Alanah by state
Where Alanah concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 530 | 12.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 334 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 293 | 6.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 208 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 137 | 3.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 132 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 120 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 119 | 2.8% |
530 of 4,226 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Alanah appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alanah's data
- Alanah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,662 total births) through the 2020s (562) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alanahs (530 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alanah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alanah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.