Alana

Meaning and origin of Alana

Popularity of Alana in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2007.
• Over recent years, Alana has been stable (−0.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Alana every 22 schools, all spellings combined.

Alana in English-speaking countries

Alana ranks 154^th in United States, 231^st in England and Wales and 236^th in Northern Ireland, against 489^th in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  154^th girls’ name5,763 babies in 3 years1 girl in 838+6.9% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  290^th girls’ name39 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,077

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  236^th girls’ name20 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,126

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  231^st girls’ name627 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,225−0.8% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  255^th girls’ name48 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,351

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  445^th girls’ name80 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,931+3% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  580^th girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,836

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  478^th girls’ name18 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,021

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Alanna (in French)45
• Allana (in French)25
• Alannah15
• Alanah10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Alana

• Riley
• Maëly
• Aëla
• Maëlyne
• Maëlie
• Kyara
• Maïwenn
• Moïra
• Maëline
• Enora
• Eileen
• Mahée

See also

• →French names of Celtic origin