Is Alanah a boy or girl name?
Alanah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 85 girls and 0 boys were named Alanah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,159 US babies named Alanah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,213
- Babies named Alanah since 1984
- 4,159
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 223 babies
Boys and girls named Alanah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,213 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,103 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,952 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,611 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,051 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,959 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,774 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,451 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,465 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,424 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,307 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,228 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 216 | #1,136 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,257 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,262 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,365 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,152 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 205 | #1,217 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,353 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,333 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,463 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,915 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,771 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,957 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,123 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,039 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,398 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,174 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,085 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,932 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,935 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,769 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,038 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,790 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,737 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,050 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,329 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,853 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,763 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,322 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,159 |
Highest rank
Alanah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,136 in 2012. 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 Alanah
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.