Given name
Alaney
“from the orange tree”
Alaney is a variant of Alani. One Hawaiian interpretation is “from the orange tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alaney is a variant of Alani. One Hawaiian interpretation is “from the orange tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alaney is a variant of Alani. An origin associated with Alani is Hawaiian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alaney through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 86
- 0 boys · 86 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,030 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,030 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 2009.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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