How Many People Are Named Alanna?
An estimated 24,965 people in the United States have the first name Alanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Alanna peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,096 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alanna 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 Alanna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
24,965
About 1 in 13,729 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,096 births
Total Registered
25,913
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alanna
Alanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 25,913 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alanna as a male name
Ranked #6,237 in 1989
7 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (7 births)
Alanna as a female name
Ranked #289 in 2024
1,096 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,096 births)
Alanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alanna span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 6,175 babies were registered. While Alanna is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Alanna by Decade
How has Alanna 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.
Alanna by State
Birth registrations for Alanna span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in South Dakota, Hawaii, West Virginia. On average, about 476 Alannas were registered per state.
Alanna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alanna?
We estimate approximately 24,965 people named Alanna 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 13,729 Americans share this first name.
Is Alanna a common name?
Alanna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 25,913 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alanna most popular?
Alanna reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,096 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alanna is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alanna a female name?
Alanna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alanna Smith, Alanna Johnson, Alanna 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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