Alana

Alana

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 320 babies (rank #172 that year). It was not in the 2024 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,538

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

320

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	170	#233
1997	215	#201
1998	157	#254
1999	179	#230
2000	133	#284
2001	191	#206
2002	201	#212
2003	238	#195
2004	215	#212
2005	207	#227
2006	223	#216
2007	223	#230
2008	191	#255
2009	213	#227
2010	239	#208
2011	226	#224
2012	239	#210
2013	247	#207
2014	288	#184
2015	223	#227
2016	320	#172

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

170

#233

1997

215

#201

1998

157

#254

1999

179

#230

2000

133

#284

2001

191

#206

2002

201

#212

2003

238

#195

2004

215

#212

2005

207

#227

2006

223

#216

2007

223

#230

2008

191

#255

2009

213

#227

2010

239

#208

2011

226

#224

2012

239

#210

2013

247

#207

2014

288

#184

2015

223

#227

2016

320

#172

Meaning

Numerology of Alana

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Alana

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Year-by-Year Detail