Alannah

Where Alannah comes from

Modern variant of Alana, the feminine form of Alan. Also associated with the affectionate Anglo-Irish term of address alanna (“child”). The spelling is influenced by names of Hebrew origin such as Hannah and Susannah.
— Wiktionary's entry for Alannah
  • Celtic
Alannah through the years
  1. 1948
    First appearance
    #4,651 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1958
    Alannah Myles born
    Canadian singer and songwriter
  3. 1989
    Around this time: Alannah Myles
    Album, 1989 · Source
  4. 1993
    Alannah Yip born
    Canadian sport climber
  5. 2015
    Peak, #763
    370 babies named Alannah, the most in any year.
  6. 2022
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,367.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from the Celtic languages.
Namesakes
  • Alannah Myles · Canadian singer and songwriter, born 1958
  • Alannah Yip · Canadian sport climber, born 1993
  • Alannah Currie · New Zealand musician, born 1957
  • Alannah MacTiernan · Australian politician, born 1953
  • Alannah Stephenson · Irish badminton player, born 1996

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.