Alanta
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly Native American or invented.
Name Census estimates that about 80 living Americans carry the first name Alanta. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alanta today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alanta births was 1997 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alanta. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Alanta with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Alanta. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
80
~ 1 in 4,284,429 Americans
Peak year
1997
12 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2007 SSA rank
#17,744
Tracked since 1993
Census
Alanta in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 129 people with the first name Alanta, which placed it at #48,862 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#48,862
National first-name rank
People counted
129
129 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
45.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alanta
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alanta is White at 45.7%. The next largest groups are Black (37.2%) and Two or More Races (9.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alanta described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Alanta at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White45.7% · 59
- Black or African American37.2% · 48
- Two or more races9.3% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.1% · 4
- Hispanic or Latino2.3% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 3
Popularity
Alanta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alanta from the 1990s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 43 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alanta by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alanta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alanta
The name Alanta has its origins in ancient Greece, dating back to the 5th century BCE. It is derived from the Greek words "alon" meaning "threshing floor" and "antos" meaning "opposite" or "facing." Together, the combined words suggest a meaning of "facing the threshing floor" or "overlooking the threshing area."
In Greek mythology, Alanta was the name of a minor deity associated with agriculture and the harvest. She was often depicted as a young woman carrying sheaves of wheat or standing near a threshing floor. Her name likely reflected her connection to this important aspect of ancient Greek life and the economy.
The earliest recorded use of the name Alanta can be found in a fragment of a play by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus, dated around 470 BCE. In this work, one of the characters is referred to as "Alanta, daughter of the harvest."
Throughout the centuries, the name Alanta has been borne by several notable historical figures. One of the earliest was Alanta of Corinth, a philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 3rd century BCE. She was known for her work on the theory of proportions and is mentioned in several ancient Greek texts.
In the 2nd century CE, there was Alanta of Alexandria, a renowned physician and medical writer. Her treatise on the use of herbs and natural remedies was widely influential in the ancient world and helped establish her reputation as a pioneering figure in the field of medicine.
During the Byzantine era, Alanta Ducas was a prominent noblewoman and courtier who lived in the 11th century. She was known for her political influence and her role in the court of the Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.
Another noteworthy figure was Alanta Kantakouzene, a 14th-century Byzantine princess and author. She wrote several works on religious themes and is remembered for her piety and scholarly contributions.
In the 16th century, Alanta Paleologina was a Greek scholar and translator who played a significant role in the Renaissance movement. She was responsible for translating several ancient Greek texts into Latin, helping to preserve and disseminate these works to a wider audience.
People
Alanta + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alanta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alanta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alanta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 80 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alanta going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,284,429 US residents.
Is Alanta a common name?
We classify Alanta as "Very Rare". It ranks above 61.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 82 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alanta most popular?
The single biggest year for Alanta was 1997, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alanta is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alanta in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 129 people with the name Alanta, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #48,862 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Alanta in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Alanta?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alanta leans strongly female. 122 people counted with this name were female (94.6%), compared with 7 male bearers (5.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Alanta?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alanta is White at 45.7%. The next largest groups are Black (37.2%) and Two or More Races (9.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Alanta most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alanta in the 2020 Census, accounting for 45.7% (59 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alanta in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alanta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alanta in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alanta still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alanta in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alanta can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Alanta as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Alanta, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.