Alanna Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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A Deep Dive

Alanna Overview

Meaning

Little rock, beautiful, attractive, handsome, fair, offering

Gender

Girl

Origin

Gaelic, Hawaiian, German, Irish, English

Etymology

Derived from the Old High German name Alana, meaning “precious” or “attractive,” and also has roots in Irish and Hawaiian cultures where it means “peaceful” or “offering”

Pronunciation

/əˈlænə/

Popularity

Alanna is popular in English-speaking countries, particularly in the USA and Ireland. In 2023, it ranked #453 for girls in the USA.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

7 (Analytical, Studious, Knowledgeable)

Name Styles

Nature-inspired, Traditional, Cool

Associated Traits

Charming, peaceful, graceful, cheerful

Name Day

October 14th
A Deep Dive

Alanna Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Alana, Alannah, Alanah, Allana, Alaina, Alanis, Alani, Alayna, Alainna, Alayna

Common Nicknames

Allie, Anna, Lani, Lana, Annie, Ally, Al, Nanna, Lanna, Laney

Diminutives

Lani, Al, Anna, Annie, Allie

Famous People

  • Alanna Masterson
    (American Actress)
  • Alanna Ubach
    (American Actress)
  • Alanna Rizzo
    (American Sports Reporter)
  • Alanna Arrington
    (American Model)
  • Alanna Knight
    (Scottish Author)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Alanna Mosvani
    ("The Wheel of Time," Novel Series)
  • Alanna Mitsopolis
    ("Mission: Impossible" Series)

What Is the Meaning of Alanna?

Alanna means “little rock,” “beautiful,” “attractive,” “handsome,” “fair,” and “offering.” Individuals named Alanna often have a strong and enduring nature.

What Is the Origin of The Name Alanna?

The name Alanna has a rich and diverse origin, tracing back to Gaelic, Hawaiian, German, Irish, and English roots.

Alanna Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Alanna in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#5592021#5672022#4532023
Top 3 Rankings#4532023#4611996#4632008

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Alanna

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023453
(+114 from 2022)
676
(+147 from 2022)
0.03865
2022567
(-8 from 2021)
529
(-19 from 2021)
0.02950
2021559
(+1 from 2020)
548
(+25 from 2020)
0.03059
2020560
(-30 from 2019)
523
(-53 from 2019)
0.02959
2019530
(+27 from 2018)
576
(+18 from 2018)
0.03139
2018557
(-11 from 2017)
558
(-8 from 2017)
0.03001
2017546
(+15 from 2016)
566
(+12 from 2016)
0.02996
2016561
(-52 from 2015)
554
(-66 from 2015)
0.02862
2015509
(+17 from 2014)
620
(+33 from 2014)
0.03178
2014526
(-25 from 2013)
587
(-11 from 2013)
0.03001
2013501
(-12 from 2012)
598
(-28 from 2012)
0.03102
2012489
(+18 from 2011)
626
(+47 from 2011)
0.03228
2011507
(+13 from 2010)
579
(+6 from 2010)
0.02988
2010520
(-45 from 2009)
573
(-81 from 2009)
0.02922
2009475
(-12 from 2008)
654
(-29 from 2008)
0.03230
2008463
(+3 from 2007)
683
(-8 from 2007)
0.03279
2007466
(+9 from 2006)
691
(+24 from 2006)
0.03265
2006475
(+18 from 2005)
667
(+48 from 2005)
0.03191
2005493
(-22 from 2004)
619
(-6 from 2004)
0.03050
2004471
(+21 from 2003)
625
(+38 from 2003)
0.03097
2003492
No change from 2002
587
(+22 from 2002)
0.02926
2002492
(+14 from 2001)
565
(+22 from 2001)
0.02861
2001506
(-8 from 2000)
543
(+2 from 2000)
0.02741
2000498
(-20 from 1999)
541
(-3 from 1999)
0.02711
1999478
(+29 from 1998)
544
(+47 from 1998)
0.02794
1998507
(-11 from 1997)
497
(-2 from 1997)
0.02564
1997496
(-35 from 1996)
499
(-44 from 1996)
0.02614
1996461
(+47 from 1995)
543
(+62 from 1995)
0.02832
1995508
(-6 from 1994)
481
(-10 from 1994)
0.02503
1994502
(-5 from 1993)
491
(-8 from 1993)
0.02519
1993497
(+6 from 1992)
499
(+19 from 1992)
0.02531
1992503
(-3 from 1991)
480
(+4 from 1991)
0.02394
1991500
(-27 from 1990)
476
(-44 from 1990)
0.02341
1990473
(+131 from 1989)
520
(+165 from 1989)
0.02531
1989604
(-6 from 1988)
355
(+21 from 1988)
0.01782
1988598
(+61 from 1987)
334
(+48 from 1987)
0.01737
1987659
(-20 from 1986)
286
(-3 from 1986)
0.01526
1986639
(-9 from 1985)
289
(-8 from 1985)
0.01566
1985630
(+9 from 1984)
297
(+22 from 1984)
0.01609
1984639
(+53 from 1983)
275
(+30 from 1983)
0.01525
1983692
(-71 from 1982)
245
(-44 from 1982)
0.01369
1982621
(-9 from 1981)
289
(-6 from 1981)
0.01593
1981612
(+74 from 1980)
295
(+43 from 1980)
0.01649
1980686
(+66 from 1979)
252
(+37 from 1979)
0.01415
1979752
(+66 from 1978)
215
(+32 from 1978)
0.01248
1978818
(+24 from 1977)
183
(+6 from 1977)
0.01113
1977842
(+82 from 1976)
177
(+37 from 1976)
0.01076
1976924
(-48 from 1975)
140
(-12 from 1975)
0.00891
1975876
(+53 from 1974)
152
(+18 from 1974)
0.00974
1974929
(+79 from 1973)
134
(+17 from 1973)
0.00856
19731008
(+76 from 1972)
117
(+12 from 1972)
0.00753
19721084
(-75 from 1971)
105
(-18 from 1971)
0.00651
19711009
(+124 from 1970)
123
(+20 from 1970)
0.00702
19701133
(+42 from 1969)
103
(+13 from 1969)
0.00562
19691175
(+104 from 1968)
90
(+16 from 1968)
0.00511
19681279
(+216 from 1967)
74
(+18 from 1967)
0.00433
19671495
(+332 from 1966)
56
(+17 from 1966)
0.00326
19661827
(+3 from 1965)
39
No change from 1965
0.00222
19651830
(+146 from 1964)
39
(+3 from 1964)
0.00213
19641976
(-291 from 1963)
36
(-10 from 1963)
0.00184
19631685
(+72 from 1962)
46
(+4 from 1962)
0.00231
19621757
(+280 from 1961)
42
(+9 from 1961)
0.00207
19612037
(-342 from 1960)
33
(-11 from 1960)
0.00159
19601695
(+360 from 1959)
44
(+14 from 1959)
0.00212
19592055
(+18 from 1958)
30
(+1 from 1958)
0.00144
19582073
(-145 from 1957)
29
(-3 from 1957)
0.00140
19571928
(-247 from 1956)
32
(-8 from 1956)
0.00153
19561681
(+226 from 1955)
40
(+9 from 1955)
0.00194
19551907
(-485 from 1954)
31
(-19 from 1954)
0.00155
19541422
(-78 from 1953)
50
(-2 from 1953)
0.00251
19531344
(+58 from 1952)
52
(+4 from 1952)
0.00269
19521402
(-225 from 1951)
48
(-15 from 1951)
0.00252
19511177
(+147 from 1950)
63
(+15 from 1950)
0.00341
19501324
(+85 from 1949)
48
(+5 from 1949)
0.00273
19491409
(+52 from 1948)
43
(+3 from 1948)
0.00245
19481461
(+115 from 1947)
40
(+4 from 1947)
0.00230
19471576
(+102 from 1946)
36
(+8 from 1946)
0.00198
19461678
(+1238 from 1945)
28
(+18 from 1945)
0.00174
19452916
(-291 from 1944)
10
(-2 from 1944)
0.00074
19442625
(+1571 from 1943)
12
(+6 from 1943)
0.00088
19434196
(-1050 from 1939)
6
(-2 from 1939)
0.00042
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19393146
(+80 from 1931)
8
No change from 1931
0.00071
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19313226
(-171 from 1930)
8
(-1 from 1930)
0.00072
19303055
First SSA data recorded
9
First SSA data recorded
0.00077
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Alanna

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#4942021#4872022#3572023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#5392021#5192022#4702023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#4382021#5302022#2982023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#3052021#3002022#2382023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#4492021#4422022#4762023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#2392021#6742022#3742023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#7272021#4642022#8092023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#2502021#2952022#2472023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#8652021#11562022#4742023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#7502021#8842022#7402023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#5942021#6732022#4492023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#4522021#5182022#4952023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#7902021#6442022#4552023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#5882021#4862022#4452023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#6972020#4832022#7602023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#6492019#7302020#6232023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#3332021#4342022#8862023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#6392020#7432021#8152022

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#6912021#8302022#5642023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#2922020#3782021#2632022

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#4542016#6402018#7642021

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#8672020#5672022#6552023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#6562021#7442022#6972023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#6272019#6192021#8192022

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#6902021#7712022#4462023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#3082020#5042022#6192023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#7252016#5012019#5682023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#6752015#5662017#6102023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#4672021#4622022#4022023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#4302020#4172022#3202023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#7322019#7292022#6232023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#5412011#4292013#5972015

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#2942017#3362021#2602023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#5542010#4122013#5802015

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#1712008#1472009#1582012

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#4562009#6042012#5162013

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#2332006#1532009#1642015

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#6372012#6232019#3452023

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#1612014#1022017#1802019

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#1022011#1892015#1802020

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#2221989#2471998

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#3712009#4122011

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1691998#1732001

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#2482012

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#1331993

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#2821990

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#2222015

Popularity Rankings for Alanna in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#242021#282022#402023

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#1602021#1642022#1902023

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#1922020#2662021#4182022

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#3832016#3432019#4292020

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#3441990

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#12112021#9382022#6422023

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#7172019#7002020#6672021

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#8061995#9141998#9812013

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Alanna a Name for Boys or Girls?

The name Alanna is typically considered a girl’s name due to its gentle and harmonious nature.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Alanna

Alanna in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

  • Alanna Masterson (Actress, 1988): An American actress best known for her role as Tara Chambler on "The Walking Dead."
  • Alanna Ubach (Actress, 1975): An American actress recognized for her work in films like "Legally Blonde" and the TV series "Euphoria."
  • Alanna Rizzo (Sports Reporter, 1975): An American sports reporter who has worked for MLB Network and Spectrum SportsNet LA.
  • Alanna Arrington (Model, 1998): An American model known for her work with Victoria's Secret and numerous high-fashion brands.
  • Alanna Knight (Author, 1923–2020): A Scottish author known for her historical crime novels.
  • Alanna Mosvani ("The Wheel of Time," 1990 Novel Series): A powerful and enigmatic Aes Sedai who plays a crucial role in the series.
  • Alanna Mitsopolis ("Mission: Impossible" Series): Also known as the White Widow, she is a cunning and resourceful arms dealer and broker in the "Mission: Impossible" film series.
  • None

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