Alonah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 15 babies a year in the US.
Alonah by the numbers
Alonah was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 26 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Alonah
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alonah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Alonah
Names that are said the same way as Alonah, 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)
- Alannafair; beautiful; a form of Alana563 in the US (2017)
- Aleenabright, shining; a form of Helen or Alena150 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Alonah
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