US rank #289 Girls' name Peak 2024 25,906 births

Alanna — #289 US girls' name

25,906 babies named Alanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s251940s1751950s4231960s4991970s14491980s29171990s50302000s61752010s58392020s3374
#289
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 98% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Alanna was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

1,096 babies were named Alanna in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 25,906 babies named Alanna between 1930 and 2024, spanning 95 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alanna currently holds the #289 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 1,096 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alanna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6,175 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Alanna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,093 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Alanna in 47 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alanna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25,906 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alanna at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

25,906

Since 1930

95 years of records

Peak year

2024

1,096 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#289

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1930

Recorded for 95 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alanna popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1930

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
1,096
Annual births at peak — across 95 years of records
-50005001,0001,500 202420132002199119801969195819471930 9

Alanna popularity over time — boys

7 total births recorded since 1989 (Alanna as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1989 7

Alanna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6,175 births that decade — 24% of Alanna's all-time total
1930s251940s1751950s4231960s4991970s14491980s29171990s50302000s61752010s58392020s3374

Alanna by state

Where Alanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1930

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
3,093 11.9%
#2 New York
2,263 8.7%
#3 Texas
1,848 7.1%
#4 Florida
1,635 6.3%
#5 Pennsylvania
1,135 4.4%
#6 Massachusetts
1,002 3.9%
#7 Ohio
908 3.5%
#8 New Jersey
897 3.5%
California share of Alanna's total US births 11.9%
Even split

3,093 of 25,906 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.

Alanna appears in 47 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alanna?
25,906 babies have been named Alanna since 1930. It currently ranks #289 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 1,096 births.
When was Alanna most popular?
Alanna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6,175 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Alanna most popular?
The top states for the name Alanna are California (3,093 births), New York (2,263 births), Texas (1,848 births).
How long has the name Alanna been used?
Alanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 95 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alana, Alaina, Alayna, Alani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1930–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.