Alana

#140 for girls in 2025, 2,085 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #8,927
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2025 · 2,085 births
Debut · girls
12 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
68,264
since 1930

Alana over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Alana has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202003girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#1402,085—
2024#1432,060—
2023#1851,618—
2022#2041,422—
2021#2241,334—
2020#2061,403—
2019#2321,341—
2018#2001,533—
2017#2121,449—
2016#2071,576—
2015#2021,629—
2014#1971,675—
2013#1811,759—
2012#1761,780—
2011#1851,702—
2010#1701,819—
2009#1721,905—
2008#1662,037—
2007#1432,461—
2006#1672,121—
2005#1701,974—
2004#1781,913#8,9277
2003#2031,621#10,8945
2002#2251,391—
2001#2571,233—
2000#2531,279—
1999#2521,246—
1998#2541,218—
1997#2811,038—
1996#2451,155—
1995#308900—
1994#335798—
1993#338773—
1992#385671—
1991#367701—
1990#369720—
1989#379666#6,9416
1988#370652—
1987#376623—
1986#333728—
1985#255977#4,6988
1984#352655—
1983#359633—
1982#340707—
1981#367639—
1980#368636#6,2505
1979#373606—
1978#451441—
1977#507365—
1976#490370—
1975#446442—
1974#511337—
1973#576278—
1972#661227—
1971#738203—
1970#651250—
1969#685211—
1968#664211—
1967#643220—
1966#691200—
1965#717191—
1964#707215—
1963#725199—
1962#842156—
1961#835159—
1960#946127—
1959#1,066100—
1958#1,028103—
1957#958116—
1956#869132—
1955#899119—
1954#796139—
1953#718160—
1952#678172—
1951#630189—
1950#625183—
1949#591198—
1948#557221—
1947#577219—
1946#573194—
1945#628134—
1944#747104—
1943#1,25142—
1942#2,11717—
1941#3,0309—
1940#4,3495—
1939#4,2505—
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First appearance
1930

The first year at least five girls were named Alana! It came in at #2,552, and was given to 12 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1934–1940, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Alana is popular in 2003

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #111 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 318 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Alana, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alana, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #186 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 763 girlsNHWashington: #260 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,110 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Alana, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alana, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alana, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #240 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,127 girlsMNIllinois: #221 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,066 girlsILWisconsin: #247 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,142 girlsWIMichigan: #135 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 663 girlsMINew York: #191 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 1,001 girlsNYMassachusetts: #129 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 581 girlsMARhode Island: #152 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 557 girlsRIOregon: #276 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,082 girlsORNevada: #205 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 795 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alana, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #167 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 533 girlsSDIowa: #229 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 979 girlsIAIndiana: #301 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,473 girlsINOhio: #180 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 883 girlsOHPennsylvania: #181 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 869 girlsPANew Jersey: #210 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,110 girlsNJConnecticut: #157 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 704 girlsCTCalifornia: #217 for girls · 212 births · 1 in 1,069 girlsCAUtah: #676 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,612 girlsUTColorado: #224 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 934 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Alana, so not publishedNEMissouri: #193 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 918 girlsMOKentucky: #223 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsKYWest Virginia: #304 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsWVVirginia: #195 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 901 girlsVAMaryland: #173 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 782 girlsMDDelaware: #177 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 638 girlsDEArizona: #150 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 648 girlsAZNew Mexico: #204 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 738 girlsNMKansas: #156 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 621 girlsKSArkansas: #268 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,083 girlsARTennessee: #192 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 921 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #179 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 853 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #168 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 737 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alana, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #566 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,773 girlsOKLouisiana: #135 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 593 girlsLAMississippi: #240 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 962 girlsMSAlabama: #132 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 578 girlsALGeorgia: #172 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 815 girlsGAHawaii: #33 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 136 girlsHITexas: #303 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsTXFlorida: #154 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 739 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#33 · 1 in 136
  2. Alaska#111 · 1 in 318
  3. Massachusetts#129 · 1 in 581
  4. Alabama#132 · 1 in 578
  5. Louisiana#135 · 1 in 593

Best ever in a state: #14 in Hawaii, 2012.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#33261 in 136
Alaska#11171 in 318
Massachusetts#129521 in 581
Alabama#132341 in 578
Louisiana#135351 in 593
Michigan#135741 in 663
Arizona#150521 in 648
Rhode Island#15271 in 557
Florida#1541081 in 739
Kansas#156221 in 621
Connecticut#157211 in 704
South Dakota#16761 in 533
South Carolina#168231 in 737
Georgia#172611 in 815
Maryland#173311 in 782
Delaware#17751 in 638
North Carolina#179511 in 853
Ohio#180661 in 883
Pennsylvania#181651 in 869
New Hampshire#18661 in 763
New York#191981 in 1,001
Tennessee#192331 in 921
Missouri#193311 in 918
Virginia#195401 in 901
New Mexico#204111 in 738
Nevada#205131 in 795
New Jersey#210381 in 1,110
California#2172121 in 1,069
Illinois#221651 in 1,066
Kentucky#223191 in 1,037
Colorado#224271 in 934
Iowa#229141 in 979
Minnesota#240231 in 1,127
Mississippi#240121 in 962
Wisconsin#247221 in 1,142
Washington#260261 in 1,110
Arkansas#268111 in 1,083
Oregon#276151 in 1,082
Indiana#301221 in 1,473
Texas#3031031 in 1,535
West Virginia#30451 in 1,443
Oklahoma#56661 in 2,773
Utah#67651 in 3,612
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Alana
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 3 spots since 2024 (#143 → #140)
  • 66 spots since 2020 (#206 → #140)
  • 62 spots since 2015 (#202 → #140)
  • Biggest jump: 504 spots in 1944 (#1,251 → #747)
  • Biggest drop: 103 spots in 1955 (#796 → #899)
Rise & fade · girls
95 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1930
  • Peaked 2025 at #140 (2,085 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 80 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1960–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 771
  • Highest: 1 in 771 girls born in 2025 were named Alana (0.13%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 26.3% of all girls named Alana (17,935) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s44#2,552 (1930)#3,927
1940s1,143#557 (1948)#1,442
1950s1,413#625 (1950)#827
1960s1,889#643 (1967)#746
1970s3,519#373 (1979)#540
1980s6,916#255 (1985)#350
1990s9,220#245 (1996)#313
2000s17,935#143 (2007)#193
2010s16,263#170 (2010)#196
2020s9,922#140 (2025)#184

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Alana in 2003

girls
#203
1,621 births · 1 in 1,127 girls
boys
#10,894
5 births · 1 in 395,070 boys

Top girls' names in 2003

  1. #1Emily25,693
  2. #2Emma22,719
  3. #3Madison20,201
  4. #4Hannah17,638
  5. #5Olivia16,154
  6. #6Abigail15,932
  7. #7Alexis14,867
  8. #8Ashley14,519
  9. #9Elizabeth14,123
  10. #10Samantha13,870
  11. #203Alana1,621

Top boys' names in 2003

  1. #1Jacob29,658
  2. #2Michael27,129
  3. #3Joshua25,106
  4. #4Matthew24,011
  5. #5Andrew22,162
  6. #6Joseph21,394
  7. #7Ethan21,362
  8. #8Daniel21,072
  9. #9Christopher20,753
  10. #10Anthony20,149
  11. #10,894Alana5
More about 2003

girls

1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 1,127 of them was named Alana, which outranked 98.9% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alana
  1. #200Jayla1,661
  2. #201Reagan1,657
  3. #202Esmeralda1,652
  4. #203Alana1,621
  5. #204Bethany1,619
  6. #204Payton1,619
  7. #206Heather1,617
Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,689Laci#2,126 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,528Karyme#2,467 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,500Roselyn#2,467 → #967
  4. ↑ 1,326Kaydence#2,310 → #984
  5. ↑ 1,170Sherlyn#2,081 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 481Odalys#951 → #1,432
  2. ↓ 400Kari#975 → #1,375
  3. ↓ 334Litzy#501 → #835
  4. ↓ 289Alysha#960 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 252Roxana#861 → #1,113

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,975,349 boys got a published name in 2003; 1 in 395,070 of them was named Alana, which outranked 14.6% of the 12,761 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alana
  1. #9,581Zykee6
  2. #9,581Zyron6
  3. #9,581Zyrus6
  4. #10,894Alana5
  5. #10,894Aabid5
  6. #10,894Aadan5
  7. #10,894Aadith5

Tied with 1,867 names at #10,894; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 790Maddox#1,372 → #582
  2. ↑ 762Jahir#1,571 → #809
  3. ↑ 519Yair#1,236 → #717
  4. ↑ 450Jamarion#1,094 → #644
  5. ↑ 413Aydan#1,154 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 819Lisandro#898 → #1,717
  2. ↓ 621Shemar#970 → #1,591
  3. ↓ 362Jaheem#891 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 337Keandre#998 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 334Savion#568 → #902

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2003 →