Feminine dossier · first seen 1984

Alanah

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Alanah
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2008

Peak era

2008

Peak rank proxy

223

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1984Peak 20082024

Peak year

2008

Decline from peak

61.9%

2024

All-time

4,159

Alanah is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2008, when 223 girls were named Alanah.

In 2024, only 85 girls were given the name.

Down 61.9% from its peak.

All told, about 4,159 Americans have been named Alanah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1984.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2008

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