In 2024, 2,054 girls in the United States were named Alana, making it the 143rd most popular girl's name that year.
It has climbed sharply, from 197th a decade earlier.
Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 2,461 births.
Records for Alana go back to 1930, and 66,187 babies have been given the name since.
Hawaiian name meaning "awakening" or "precious." Has a melodic quality with international appeal.
Alana is of Hawaiian origin, described as elegant in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for girls — 2,054 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a brother, most common first.
Hawaiian name meaning "awakening" or "precious." Has a melodic quality with international appeal.
Alana is of Hawaiian origin, and is usually described as elegant in style.
In 2024, 2,054 girls in the United States were named Alana, making it the 143rd most popular girl's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for girls — 2,054 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Alan is a shorter name in current US use that share the opening of Alana.