Alannah
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning fair, beautiful; a form of Alanna.
How Alannah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #761 |
| 2016 | #876 |
| 2017 | #914 |
| 2018 | #868 |
| 2019 | #990 |
Alannah by the numbers
In 2025, 52 babies in England and Wales were named Alannah. In the US, 290 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 370 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alannah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alannafair; beautiful; a form of Alana563 in the US (2017)
- Alanahfair, bright; a form of Alana153 in the US (2017)
- Alaynahfair, bright; a modern respelling of Alana14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alainahfair; noble; a form of Alaina18 in the US (2017)
- Aliannah37 in the US (2017)
- Alonnah13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Alannah
Names that are said the same way as Alannah, 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)
- Alanafair, bright; feminine form of Alan1,432 in the US (2017)
- Alaynafair, bright; a form of Alana1,373 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 Alannah, 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 Alannah
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