How Many People Are Named Alana?
An estimated 63,370 people in the United States have the first name Alana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Alana peaked in popularity in 2007 with 2,461 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
63,370
About 1 in 5,409 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2007
2,461 births
Total Registered
66,187
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alana
Alana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 66,187 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alana as a male name
Ranked #8,956 in 2004
7 male births in 2004
Peak: 1985 (8 births)
Alana as a female name
Ranked #143 in 2024
2,054 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (2,461 births)
Alana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alana span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 17,946 babies were registered. While Alana is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Alana by Decade
How has Alana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alana by State
Birth registrations for Alana span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in North Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming. On average, about 1,233 Alanas were registered per state.
Alana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alana?
We estimate approximately 63,370 people named Alana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,409 Americans share this first name.
Is Alana a common name?
Alana is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 66,187 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alana most popular?
Alana reached peak popularity in 2007, when 2,461 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alana is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alana a female name?
Alana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alana Smith, Alana Johnson, Alana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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