Alanna

A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning fair; beautiful; a form of Alana.

Babies a year
563
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#280
up from #289
UK popularity
#816
44 babies

How Alanna has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2025. Lower is more popular.
#233#424#615201520202025#280

View as table
YearUS rank
2015#509
2016#561
2017#546
2018#556
2019#530
2020#560
2021#559
2022#568
2023#453
2024#289
2025#280

Alanna by the numbers

In 2025, 44 babies in England and Wales were named Alanna. In the US, 563 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 691 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.

Other names that come from Alana

Like Alanna, 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)
  • Alanisfair, bright; a form of Alana110 in the US (2017)
  • Alaynahfair, bright; a modern respelling of Alana14 in England and Wales (2025)
  • 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)
  • Alanienoble; a form of Alana28 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alanna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Alainabright; a form of Alaina or Alana1,660 in the US (2017)
  • Alanafair, bright; feminine form of Alan1,432 in the US (2017)
  • Alaynafair, bright; a form of Alana1,373 in the US (2017)
  • Alannahfair, beautiful; a form of Alanna52 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ayannabeautiful flower; blooming flower229 in the US (2017)
  • Alonnafair; beautiful; a form of Alana73 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Alanna

Names that are said the same way as Alanna, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Alinabright; a form of Alina or Aline1,650 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)
  • Alanahfair, bright; a form of Alana153 in the US (2017)
  • Aleynabright, shining; a form of Alena or Alana32 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alynabright; a form of Alina or Aline124 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean beauty

Like Alanna, 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)

Names about as common as Alanna

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