Alanah
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning fair, bright; a form of Alana.
Alanah by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Alanah. In the US, 153 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 223 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Alana
Like Alanah, each of these traces back to Alana: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Lanabright or fair; a form of Helen or Alana185 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aleynabright, shining; a form of Alena or Alana32 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alanisfair, bright; a form of Alana110 in the US (2017)
- Alonnafair; beautiful; a form of Alana73 in the US (2017)
- Allanafair, beautiful; a form of Alana65 in the US (2017)
- Alannifair, beautiful; a form of Alana48 in the US (2017)
- Alahnafair, bright; a modern respelling of Alana or Alaina40 in the US (2017)
- Alaniavariant of Alania or Alana, fair or bright32 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alanah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alanafair, bright; feminine form of Alan1,432 in the US (2017)
- Alayahexalted or ascent; a form of Aliyah109 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alannahfair, beautiful; a form of Alanna52 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alaynahfair, bright; a modern respelling of Alana14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amanahtrust or faithfulness; form of Amanah60 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alinahvariant of Alina, noble or exalted32 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Alanah
Names that are said the same way as Alanah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Alainabright; a form of Alaina or Alana1,660 in the US (2017)
- Alinabright; a form of Alina or Aline1,650 in the US (2017)
- Alaynafair, bright; a form of Alana1,373 in the US (2017)
- Alannafair; beautiful; a form of Alana563 in the US (2017)
- Aleenabright, shining; a form of Helen or Alena150 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alenabright, shining; form of Helen462 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Alanah, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Alanah, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Alanah
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