Girls' name · since 1948
Alannah
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 7,392 babies named Alannah, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,678 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,392
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alannah is the #1678 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 7,392 recorded since 1948.
Alannah has 7,392 recorded births among girls since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1678 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #2,000 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,678 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,392 born since 1948
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alannah ranks #2,000 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,678 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,392 born since 1948, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,678 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,392
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alannah's 7,392 recorded births place it above 97.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alannah compares
7,392 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Alannah's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alannah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,392 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 370 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alannah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alannah's full recorded timeline at 2004, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 370 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alannah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 370
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Alannah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,005 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Alannah's strongest decade.
3,005 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Alannah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1980s 93
1980s
93 births
- 1990s 1,177
1990s
1,177 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,095 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,005 births
- 2020s 1,016
2020s
1,016 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,005 births (41% of all-time use).
How Alannah 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 Alannah's total volume
Alannah by state
Where Alannah concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 856 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 641 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 523 | 7.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 505 | 6.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 302 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 271 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 227 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 226 | 3.1% |
856 of 7,392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Alannah appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alannah's data
- Alannah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,005 total births) through the 2020s (1,016) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alannahs (856 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 Alannah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Alannah 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.