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Alanna

OriginVariation of Alana
Meaning"handsome, cheerful"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#280

2025 SSA

BoysUnranked

Below 5 births

About Alanna

The extra n makes it feel less like an feminization of Alan and more like a name unto itself. Alanna is more common in Puerto Rico than the original Alana.

Alanna is also given to boys.

Pronounced uh-LAN-uh.

As of October 2026, Alanna ranked #280 for girls in US births in 2025 and #6237 for boys in US births in 1989 SSA.

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Famous Alannas

  • Alanna UbachGirl

    American actress

  • Alanna NashGirl

    American journalist and biographer

  • Alanna KrausGirl

    Canadian speed skater

  • Alanna MastersonGirl

    American actress

  • Alanna Stephanie KennedyGirl

    Australian soccer player

  • Alanna Panday (b. 1995)Girl

    daughter of Indian fitness gurus Chikki and Deanne Pandey

  • Alanna Marie Orton (b. 2008)Girl

    daughter of pro wrestler Randy Orton

Alanna in pop culture

  • Alanna of TrebondGirl

    main character of the Song of the Lioness series and minor character in the Tortall series by Tamora Pierce

  • Alanna MosvaniGirl

    character in the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan

  • Alanna LewisGirl

    character in DC's Adam Strange comics

  • Alanna MitsopolisGirl

    The White Widow from the Mission Impossible franchise.

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