NameTides

Alannah

Alannah was the #1,673 girls' name in the US in 2025 (123 babies), and #705 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Alannah as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • VIC
Alannah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, VICBabies 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.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Alannah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, VICBabies 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.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Victoria publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaVIC
2025#1,673 (123)#705 (52)—#334 (4)#103 (46)#1,974 (11)—
2024#1,509 (143)#934 (38)#790 (3)#227 (7)#117 (40)#2,445 (8)—
2023#1,486 (146)#921 (38)#630 (4)#237 (7)#118 (40)#2,900 (6)—
2022#1,367 (170)#796 (45)—#418 (3)#94 (58)#1,727 (12)—
2021#1,181 (206)#767 (48)#558 (5)#237 (7)#98 (56)#1,778 (12)—
2020#1,081 (228)#683 (54)—#228 (7)#74 (69)#1,758 (12)—
2019#988 (261)#430 (98)#765 (3)#200 (9)#66 (87)#2,025 (10)—
2018#865 (313)#472 (91)#449 (7)#151 (14)#53 (112)#1,301 (18)—
2017#913 (293)#427 (103)—#164 (13)#57 (110)#1,382 (17)—
2016#876 (320)#529 (80)#585 (5)#251 (7)#69 (96)#2,040 (10)—
2015#763 (370)#532 (81)#416 (8)#175 (12)#77 (83)#1,499 (15)—
2014#947 (284)#468 (92)#323 (12)#191 (10)#65 (106)#1,395 (17)—
2013#855 (303)#466 (90)#413 (8)#255 (7)#61 (120)#1,599 (14)—
2012#846 (315)#509 (85)#665 (4)#229 (8)#67 (104)#1,410 (17)—
2011#918 (283)#545 (76)#430 (8)#135 (17)#62 (122)#1,426 (16)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2015 at #763.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1948.

How common is it?

about 1 in 13,000 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 13,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 460common
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Alannah is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 16,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Alannah 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: #1,654NYMassachusetts: 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: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,491CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: #688SCDistrict 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: #1,790TXFlorida: #1,000FL
Alannah (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
AlannahCanadaGirls#1,97411
AlannahEngland & WalesGirls#70552
AlannahIrelandGirls#10346
AlannahNorthern IrelandGirls#3344
AlannahScotlandGirls—too few
AlannahUSGirls#1,673123
AlannahVICGirls—too few