Alanah

Where Alanah comes from

Rare spelling variant of Alana, the feminine form of Alan.
— Wiktionary's entry for Alanah
  • Celtic
Along the way
  1. 1984
    First appearance
    #9,144 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2012
    Peak, #1,136
    216 babies named Alanah — more than any year before or since.
  3. 2019
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,949.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from the Celtic languages.
Namesakes

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