Alanna

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A few things about Alanna you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Alanna

Alanna Ubach

American actress (born 1975)

Choose Alanna and your child shares a first name with Alanna Ubach, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Alanna, like who?” Alanna Ubach's Wikipedia article is available in 28 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,462 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Alanna, 1,099 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Alanna would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAlanna first shows up in US birth records in 1930, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 95 years since.
• 🏆Best yearAlanna is at its all-time high right now: #280 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowAlanna is 2.3× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 3,357 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 1,462.
• 🚀TrendAlanna has climbed 281 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #280. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedAlanna is most popular in Florida, where it ranks #142, followed by New York (#194) and Texas (#194). It's in the top 1,000 in 34 states.
• 💬MeaningAlanna is an Irish form of Alan, which means “possibly little rock”. Our records link it to Hawaiian, Irish and Scottish roots.
• 🌍OriginAlanna is the #3 most popular Hawaiian girl name in the US. That's out of 102 Hawaiian girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Alanna

Alanna is a girl name of Hawaiian, Irish and Scottish origin meaning “possibly little rock”. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-nna”. US birth records list Alanna for girls from 1930 to 2025, in 86 of those 96 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #280 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #280, with 1,099 babies.

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