Is Alana a boy or girl name?
Alana is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,054 girls and 0 boys were named Alana, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 66,187 US babies named Alana were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #143
- Babies named Alana since 1930
- 66,187
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 2,461 babies
Boys and girls named Alana, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 44 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,143 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,413 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,889 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,518 | 100% |
| 1980s | 19 | 6,916 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 9,220 | 100% |
| 2000s | 12 | 17,934 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 16,255 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 7,824 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 2,054 | #143 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,617 | #184 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,420 | #204 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,333 | #224 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,400 | #206 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,340 | #232 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,533 | #200 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,447 | #213 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,573 | #207 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,629 | #202 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,675 | #197 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,758 | #182 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,779 | #177 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,702 | #185 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,819 | #169 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,904 | #172 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 2,037 | #166 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 2,461 | #143 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 2,121 | #167 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,974 | #170 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,956 | 1,913 | #178 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,943 | 1,621 | #203 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,391 | #225 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,233 | #257 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,279 | #253 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,246 | #252 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,218 | #254 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,038 | #281 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,155 | #245 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 900 | #308 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 798 | #336 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 773 | #338 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 671 | #385 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 701 | #367 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 720 | #369 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,961 | 666 | #379 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 652 | #370 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 623 | #376 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 728 | #333 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,703 | 977 | #255 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 655 | #352 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 633 | #359 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 707 | #340 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 639 | #368 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,272 | 636 | #368 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 606 | #373 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 440 | #452 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 365 | #507 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 370 | #490 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 442 | #446 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 337 | #511 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 278 | #576 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 227 | #661 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 203 | #738 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 250 | #651 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 211 | #685 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 211 | #664 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 220 | #643 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 200 | #691 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 191 | #717 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 215 | #707 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 199 | #725 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 156 | #842 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 159 | #836 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 127 | #946 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,066 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,029 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 116 | #958 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 132 | #869 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 119 | #899 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 139 | #796 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 160 | #718 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 172 | #678 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 189 | #630 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 183 | #625 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 198 | #591 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 221 | #557 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 219 | #577 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 194 | #573 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 134 | #628 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 104 | #747 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,251 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,118 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,031 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,359 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,254 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,261 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,291 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,409 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,338 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,553 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alana reached #4,703 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #143 in 2007. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alana
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.