Given name
Alannah
“one who is precious”·“resembling a little rock”
In English use, Alannah is a feminine form of Alan. Interpretations include “one who is precious” and “resembling a little rock”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Alannah is a feminine form of Alan. Interpretations include “one who is precious” and “resembling a little rock”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.
How it developed
In English usage, Alannah is a feminine form of Alan.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1948. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alannah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,392
- 0 boys · 7,392 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 370 babies
- 2025
- 123
- #1,674 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 123 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,674 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 370 in 2015. In 2025, California and Florida shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (15 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,509 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alannah’s family of names
In English usage, Alannah is a feminine form of Alan. In English usage, Alannah has a related form in Alana. In English usage, Alannah has a related form in Alanna.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Alannah
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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