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Alana

Girl

Meaning of Alana: Irish: 'fair' or 'harmonious'

Alana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 145th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 211th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#145

2,085 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#211

229 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

68,295

First recorded 1930 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 639 babies1982: 707 babies1983: 633 babies1984: 655 babies1985: 985 babies1986: 728 babies1987: 623 babies1988: 652 babies1989: 672 babies1990: 720 babies19901991: 701 babies1992: 671 babies1993: 773 babies1994: 798 babies1995: 900 babies1996: 1,155 babies1997: 1,038 babies1998: 1,218 babies1999: 1,246 babies2000: 1,279 babies20002001: 1,233 babies2002: 1,391 babies2003: 1,626 babies2004: 1,920 babies2005: 1,974 babies2006: 2,121 babies2007: 2,461 babies2008: 2,037 babies2009: 1,905 babies2010: 1,819 babies20102011: 1,702 babies2012: 1,780 babies2013: 1,759 babies2014: 1,675 babies2015: 1,629 babies2016: 1,576 babies2017: 1,449 babies2018: 1,533 babies2019: 1,341 babies2020: 1,403 babies20202021: 1,334 babies2022: 1,422 babies2023: 1,618 babies2024: 2,060 babies2025: 2,085 babies
US babies named Alana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,461.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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