Girls' name · since 1990
Allanah
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 924 babies named Allanah, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,936 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,334 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 924
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Allanah currently ranks #12334 among girls' names in America, with 924 babies recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Allanah recorded 924 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #12334 nationally today, ahead of 29% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #7,936 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,334 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 924 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allanah ranks #7,936 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,334 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 924 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,936 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,334 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 924
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Allanah's 924 recorded births place it above 89.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Allanah compares
924 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Allanah's all-time total is 146% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Allanah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 924 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Allanah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Allanah splits its recorded history at 2008: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2025 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Allanah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Allanah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (413 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Allanah's strongest decade.
413 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Allanah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
181 births
- 2000s
2000s
413 births
- 2010s
2010s
261 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 413 births (45% of all-time use).
How Allanah 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 Allanah's total volume
Allanah by state
Where Allanah concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21 | 2.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 20 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 19 | 2.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
22 of 924 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Allanah's data
- Allanah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (413 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Allanahs (22 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 Allanah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Allanah 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.