Alana
Also spelled: Alanna, Alannah, Alanah, Allana
Usually a girl's name
- Meaning
- Feminine of Alan, coined fairly recently; Alan's own origin is disputed Disputed
A separate Hawaiian name comes from alana, 'awakening'.
- Origin
- Latinate form of Alan
- Popularity
US 2025: #140 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #244
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.