Alana

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Polish

Meaning

Alana, Alanna, or other variants, is a female given name. It is latinized feminine form of Alan and its usage is relatively modern.

From Wikipedia

Alana first appears in the data in 1979 and has been recorded in 35 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 196 babies (rank #58 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Alana

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alana yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

3,915
Total babies (all years)
35
Years in the data
196
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
197936#110
1980126#85
1981171#71
1982173#73
1983193#59
1984193#59
1985157#74
1986130#87
1987144#79
1988148#78
1989173#68
1990162#79
1991196#58
1992164#78
1993118#92
1994155#86
199586#98
1996104#87
1997137#79
1998149#81
199950#104
200298#92
2003142#76
200486#93
200582#98
200699#74
200787#92
200880#98
200980#97
201075#98
201179#91
201411#153
201511#176
201611#187
20179#166