Alanna Forename
34,614th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 22,486 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda
Alanna Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 9,158 | 1:39,587 | 2,426 |
| Brazil | 100% | 7,608 | 1:28,159 | 2,387 |
| Canada | 100% | 2,742 | 1:12,084 | 1,325 |
| England | 100% | 823 | 1:67,561 | 2,889 |
| Australia | - | 802 | 1:17,029 | 1,283 |
| Scotland | 100% | 305 | 1:17,542 | 920 |
| Ireland | 100% | 110 | 1:42,214 | 1,478 |
| New Zealand | - | 97 | 1:46,763 | 2,618 |
| Thailand | 100% | 75 | 1:934,211 | 35,070 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 74 | 1:140,963 | 6,526 |
| Philippines | 100% | 63 | 1:1,682,690 | 39,237 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 61 | 1:30,216 | 1,088 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 60 | 1:22,690 | 2,578 |
| South Africa | 100% | 52 | 1:1,048,705 | 39,315 |
| Wales | 100% | 47 | 1:65,836 | 2,001 |
| India | 81% | 47 | 1:25,848,467 | 558,660 |
| Guyana | 100% | 42 | 1:18,173 | 2,319 |
| Mexico | 100% | 27 | 1:4,597,942 | 19,118 |
| Spain | 100% | 27 | 1:1,723,332 | 10,918 |
| Germany | 95% | 24 | 1:4,028,245 | 17,729 |
| China | - | 18 | 1:75,891,988 | 63,580 |
| Malta | - | 17 | 1:25,256 | 1,655 |
| Malaysia | 95% | 15 | 1:2,029,996 | 58,888 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 14 | 1:12,683,169 | 134,057 |
| Russia | 100% | 13 | 1:11,094,900 | 40,853 |
| Panama | 100% | 12 | 1:325,546 | 10,471 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 12 | 1:8,283 | 1,404 |
| Singapore | 100% | 10 | 1:628,705 | 12,270 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 9 | 1:3,355,766 | 50,812 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 8 | 1:22,227 | 2,229 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| Hong Kong | - | 7 | 1:1,107,532 | 6,332 |
| Sweden | 100% | 7 | 1:1,408,272 | 24,832 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 6 | 1:794,658 | 9,692 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 6 | 1:1,368,916 | 14,223 |
| Norway | - | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Suriname | - | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 3 | 1:2,383,998 | 75,650 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 3 | 1:36,582 | 3,060 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 3 | 1:5,634,028 | 29,480 |
| Grenada | 100% | 3 | 1:36,042 | 2,687 |
| Indonesia | - | 2 | 1:128,981,834 | 1,206,875 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Czechia | - | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| France | 100% | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
Alanna (932) may also be a surname.
Alanna Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Celtic name, meaning: Harmony.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
User-submitted Reference
Derived from an Old High German word for 'precious' or from the Irish language term leanbh, meaning 'child'. In Gaelic Alanna by itself is the term for 'beauty' or 'serenity'.
- alanawalkupThis name derived from the Irish term a leanbh, meaning 'serenity' and 'beauty' in Gaelic.
- alannahxcvAlanna Forename Popularity
Alanna Demographics
Alanna Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 1,419 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Alanna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alanna in the Russian language | ||
| Аланна | alanna | - |
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