girl's name
Alania
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 753
Alania is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2013, when 33 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 138,141 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Alania over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 |
| 1980s | 67 |
| 1990s | 96 |
| 2000s | 187 |
| 2010s | 240 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 140 |
How popular is Alania?
In 2025, Alania was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Alania is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alania
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alania also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alania over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alania
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alania — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alania
How popular is the name Alania?
In 2025, Alania was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Alania a girl's or a boy's name?
Alania is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Alania most popular?
Alania peaked in 2013, when 33 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Alania a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alania currently ranks #5,285 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.