Alannah is a distinctive choice, ranked #705 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Alannah in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#705
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About the Name Alannah
Alannah has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 251 places in five years. It was most popular in 1997 at #357 ā parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Alannah is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Alannah in their class.
ā Famous People Named Alannah
Alannah Beirne ā Alannah Beirne is an Irish fashion model and reality TV personality.
Alannah Currie ā Alannah Joy Currie is a New Zealand artist based in London.
Alannah MacTiernan ā Alannah Joan Geraldine Cecilia MacTiernan is a former Australian politician.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Alannah
Unlikely. With around 52 UK babies named Alannah per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alannah in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Alannah has been fairly steady, ranked #705 in 2025 against #683 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #357 in 1997.
Alannah is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Alannah include: Alannah Beirne, Alannah Currie and Alannah MacTiernan. Short summaries for each appear below.
Alannah does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice ā your child is unlikely to encounter American Alannahs in the wild.
52
UK babies named Alannah (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 22 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Alannah
Almost certainly the only Alannah in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Alannah
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Alannah Coleman was an Australian painter, gallery director and dealer in Australian art who drew valuable attention to the work of expatriates to England in the 1950sā1990s and increased awareness of Australian art and artists in Europe.