Alana

Girl name

Alana has been given to 68,295 babies in the U.S. since 1930. It peaked in 2007 and currently ranks #140 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

Feminine form of Alan (from Alan +&lrm; -a). In regular use since the 20th century.

Origin: Celtic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

68,295

Peak year

2007 (2,461 babies)

Rank in 2025

#140 for girls

First recorded

1930

10-year trend

▲ +28%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

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American actress

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Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Alana.

68,060 babies since 1979

68,682 babies since 1947

67,797 babies since 1881

67,661 babies since 1920

66,752 babies since 1880

64,381 babies since 1880

73,580 babies since 1913

62,363 babies since 1954

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