US rank #1508 Girls' name Peak 2015 7,267 births

Alannah — #1508 US girls' name

7,267 babies named Alannah in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1508
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Alannah was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

370 babies were named Alannah in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alannah

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,267 babies named Alannah between 1948 and 2024, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alannah currently holds the #1508 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 370 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alannah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,003 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Alannah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 841 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Alannah in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alannah 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 7,267 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.

Alannah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

7,267

Since 1948

77 years of records

Peak year

2015

370 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,508

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1948

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alannah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1948

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
370
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
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Alannah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
3,003 births that decade — 41% of Alannah's all-time total
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Alannah by state

Where Alannah concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alannah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
841 11.6%
#2 Texas
629 8.7%
#3 Florida
508 7.0%
#4 New York
497 6.8%
#5 Pennsylvania
302 4.2%
#6 Ohio
266 3.7%
#7 Michigan
227 3.1%
#8 Illinois
226 3.1%
California share of Alannah's total US births 11.6%
Even split

841 of 7,267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Alannah appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alannah?
7,267 babies have been named Alannah since 1948. It currently ranks #1508 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 370 births.
When was Alannah most popular?
Alannah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,003 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Alannah most popular?
The top states for the name Alannah are California (841 births), Texas (629 births), Florida (508 births).
How long has the name Alannah been used?
Alannah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 77 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alannah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alana, Alaina, Alayna, Alanna, 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, 1948–2024 (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.