Is Alanna a boy or girl name?
Alanna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,096 girls and 0 boys were named Alanna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 25,913 US babies named Alanna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #289
- Babies named Alanna since 1930
- 25,913
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,096 babies
Boys and girls named Alanna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 175 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 423 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 499 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,449 | 100% |
| 1980s | 7 | 2,917 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 5,030 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,175 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,839 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,374 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,096 | #289 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 677 | #456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 530 | #566 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 548 | #559 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 523 | #560 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 576 | #530 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 559 | #556 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 566 | #546 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 554 | #561 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 620 | #509 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 587 | #527 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 598 | #501 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 626 | #489 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 580 | #506 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 573 | #520 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 654 | #475 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 683 | #463 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 691 | #466 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 667 | #475 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 619 | #493 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 625 | #471 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 587 | #492 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 565 | #492 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 543 | #506 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 541 | #498 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 544 | #478 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 497 | #507 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 499 | #496 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 543 | #461 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 481 | #508 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 491 | #502 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 499 | #497 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 480 | #503 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 476 | #500 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 520 | #473 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,237 | 355 | #604 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 334 | #598 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 286 | #659 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 289 | #639 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 297 | #630 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 275 | #639 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 245 | #693 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 289 | #621 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 295 | #612 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 252 | #686 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 215 | #752 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 183 | #818 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 177 | #842 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 140 | #924 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 152 | #876 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 134 | #929 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,008 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,084 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,009 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,133 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,175 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,279 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,495 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,828 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,830 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,976 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,684 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,757 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,036 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,696 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,054 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,075 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,928 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,682 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,907 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,423 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,344 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,403 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,177 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,324 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,409 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,461 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,576 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,678 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,918 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,626 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,200 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,151 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,229 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,058 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alanna reached #6,237 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #289 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alanna
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.