Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Allana isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1930. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Allana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,128
- 0 boys · 3,128 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 96 babies
- 2025
- 50
- #3,169 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 50 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,169 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 96 in 2008. In 2025, Florida and Massachusetts shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,780 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.
Allana’s family of names
In English usage, Allana has a related form in Alana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Allana, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
Alena
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>99% girls
Alayna
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
>99% girls
Aleena
Aleena is a feminine given name.
>99% girls
Iliana
“the shining light”
>99% girls
Adriana
“holy”
>99% girls
Dayana
“resembling a bird of prey”
>99% girls
Alondra
“helper and defender of mankind”
>99% girls