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Alannah

Girl

Meaning of Alannah: Irish: 'child'

Alannah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1618th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 934th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1618

123 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#934

38 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,392

First recorded 1948 · peak 2015

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 19 babies1986: 18 babies1987: 17 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 202 babies19901991: 143 babies1992: 90 babies1993: 101 babies1994: 82 babies1995: 94 babies1996: 113 babies1997: 118 babies1998: 106 babies1999: 128 babies2000: 115 babies20002001: 173 babies2002: 141 babies2003: 189 babies2004: 216 babies2005: 197 babies2006: 237 babies2007: 272 babies2008: 288 babies2009: 267 babies2010: 263 babies20102011: 283 babies2012: 315 babies2013: 303 babies2014: 284 babies2015: 370 babies2016: 320 babies2017: 293 babies2018: 313 babies2019: 261 babies2020: 228 babies20202021: 206 babies2022: 170 babies2023: 146 babies2024: 143 babies2025: 123 babies
US babies named Alannah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 370.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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