Allannah
A feminine name derived from the Gaelic "alannah" meaning beautiful, handsome.
Name Census estimates that about 220 living Americans carry the first name Allannah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Allannah today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Allannah births was 2006 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Allannah. 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 Allannah with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
220
~ 1 in 1,557,974 Americans
Peak year
2006
27 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2023 SSA rank
#15,293
Tracked since 1990
Census
Allannah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 211 people with the first name Allannah, which placed it at #37,164 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
#37,164
National first-name rank
People counted
211
211 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
38.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Allannah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Allannah is White at 38.4%. The next largest groups are Black (36.0%) and Two or More Races (12.3%). 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 Allannah 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 Allannah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White38.4% · 81
- Black or African American36.0% · 76
- Two or more races12.3% · 26
- Hispanic or Latino10.9% · 23
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 2
Popularity
Allannah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Allannah from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 119 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Allannah 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 Allannah 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 Allannah
The name Allannah is a feminine given name of Scottish and Irish origin. It is a variant spelling of the Gaelic name Ailionora, which is derived from the Old French name Aelinor or Alenor, ultimately from the Old Germanic name Adalhaidis.
Adalhaidis is composed of the Germanic elements "adal," meaning noble, and "haid," meaning kind or sort. The name was introduced into England by the Normans and eventually evolved into the modern English name Eleanor. Allannah is a later anglicized form of this name.
The earliest recorded use of the name Allannah dates back to the 16th century in Scotland and Ireland. It was particularly popular among Irish and Scottish families as a way to honor their Celtic heritage and the tradition of using Gaelic names.
One notable historical figure with the name Allannah was Allannah Ní Mhuiríosa (c. 1580-1650), an Irish noblewoman and landowner from County Mayo, Ireland. She was known for her patronage of Gaelic poets and her efforts to preserve Irish culture and language during the tumultuous period of English colonization.
Another notable Allannah was Allannah Currie (born 1958), a British-born Australian musician and singer-songwriter. She was a founding member of the influential new wave band Icehouse and has also pursued a successful solo career.
Allannah Potts (1943-2022) was an Australian actress and singer, best known for her roles in television series such as "Bellbird" and "A Country Practice." She had a long and celebrated career in the Australian entertainment industry.
Allannah Furlong (born 1964) is a Canadian author and journalist. She has written several books on topics ranging from women's health to parenting and has been a contributor to various publications such as Chatelaine and The Globe and Mail.
Allannah Kavanagh (born 1968) is an Irish businesswoman and entrepreneur. She founded the successful skincare company Avoca and has been recognized for her contributions to the Irish business community.
People
Allannah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Allannah 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
Allannah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Allannah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 220 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Allannah 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 1,557,974 US residents.
Is Allannah a common name?
We classify Allannah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 223 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Allannah most popular?
The single biggest year for Allannah was 2006, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Allannah is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Allannah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 211 people with the name Allannah, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,164 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 Allannah 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 Allannah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Allannah appears almost entirely female. Of the 209 people counted with this name, 99.0% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Allannah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Allannah is White at 38.4%. The next largest groups are Black (36.0%) and Two or More Races (12.3%). 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 Allannah most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Allannah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 38.4% (81 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 Allannah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Allannah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Allannah 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 Allannah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Allannah 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 Allannah 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 are called Allannah?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Allannah, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.