How Many People Are Named Alanah?
An estimated 4,104 people in the United States have the first name Alanah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Alanah peaked in popularity in 2008 with 223 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alanah 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 Alanah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Alanah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,104
About 1 in 83,517 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2008
223 births
Total Registered
4,159
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alanah
Alanah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,159 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alanah as a female name
Ranked #2,213 in 2024
85 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (223 births)
Alanah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alanah span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,660 babies were registered. Alanah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alanah by Decade
How has Alanah 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.
Alanah by State
Birth registrations for Alanah span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Minnesota, Oklahoma. On average, about 92 Alanahs were registered per state.
Alanah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alanah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Alanah
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Alanah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alanah?
We estimate approximately 4,104 people named Alanah 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 83,517 Americans share this first name.
Is Alanah a common name?
Alanah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,159 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alanah most popular?
Alanah reached peak popularity in 2008, when 223 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alanah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alanah a female name?
Alanah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alanah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alanah Smith, Alanah Johnson, Alanah 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me