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Alanah

Girl

Meaning of Alanah: Irish: 'harmony'

Alanah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2541st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2574th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2541

65 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2574

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,226

First recorded 1984 · peak 2008

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 15 babies1989: 17 babies1990: 42 babies19901991: 42 babies1992: 38 babies1993: 43 babies1994: 40 babies1995: 40 babies1996: 66 babies1997: 63 babies1998: 58 babies1999: 76 babies2000: 76 babies20002001: 88 babies2002: 102 babies2003: 95 babies2004: 138 babies2005: 164 babies2006: 171 babies2007: 205 babies2008: 223 babies2009: 174 babies2010: 190 babies20102011: 190 babies2012: 216 babies2013: 196 babies2014: 181 babies2015: 162 babies2016: 157 babies2017: 155 babies2018: 115 babies2019: 100 babies2020: 90 babies20202021: 130 babies2022: 101 babies2023: 91 babies2024: 85 babies2025: 65 babies
US babies named Alanah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 223.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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