NameTides

Alanah

Alanah was the #2,645 girls' name in the US in 2025 (65 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales.

Alanah as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Alanah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Alanah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,645 (65)#2,440 (11)————
2024#2,218 (85)#2,575 (10)————
2023#2,107 (91)#1,469 (21)————
2022#1,953 (101)#1,849 (15)——#905 (3)—
2021#1,612 (130)#1,569 (19)————
2020#2,050 (90)#1,939 (14)————
2019#1,949 (100)#2,040 (13)————
2018#1,774 (115)#1,887 (15)————
2017#1,451 (155)#1,911 (15)——#873 (3)—
2016#1,465 (157)#1,920 (15)————
2015#1,425 (162)#1,139 (30)————
2014#1,308 (181)#1,299 (25)——#876 (3)—
2013#1,227 (196)#1,177 (29)——#747 (4)—
2012#1,136 (216)#1,342 (24)#815 (3)—#768 (4)—
2011#1,257 (190)#1,438 (21)——#937 (3)#2,009 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2012 at #1,136.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1984.

How common is it?

about 1 in 25,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Alanah is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 28,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 32,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Alanah by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Alanah (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AlanahCanadaGirls—too few
AlanahEngland & WalesGirls#2,44011
AlanahIrelandGirls—too few
AlanahNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AlanahScotlandGirls—too few
AlanahUSGirls#2,64565