Alana Jones
There are approximately 293 people named Alana Jones living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,169,810 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Alana with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Jones. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
293
1 in 1,169,810
Named Alana
63K
Alive today
Named Jones
1.6M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 63K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2007
Average age: 24
Top Census group: White (51.9%)
Estimated bearers: 1.6M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #5
Per 100K: 462.78
Top ancestry: White (53.1%)
First name trend
Alana: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Alana. The peak year was 2007 with 2,461 births. The average person named Alana today is 24 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alana
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Alana, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 51.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alana described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Alana at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White51.9% · 28,103
- Hispanic or Latino17.9% · 9,695
- Black or African American17.3% · 9,361
- Two or more races8.6% · 4,673
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 1,826
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 486
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Jones surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Jones, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 53.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Jones described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Jones at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White53.1% · 733,895
- Black or African American37.2% · 514,871
- Two or more races4.9% · 67,406
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 46,276
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 12,618
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 8,184
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Alana has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0185% of the US population, based on 63,370 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Alana right now.
The surname Jones appears at a rate of 462.78 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.4628%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 293 people with the full name Alana Jones. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Alana Jones: questions and answers
How many people are named Alana Jones?
We estimate approximately 293 people in the United States share the full name Alana Jones. That works out to about 1 in 1,169,810 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0185%) with the surname frequency (462.78 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Alana Jones?
We classify Alana Jones as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,169,810 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Alana a male or female name?
Alana is predominantly female. Out of 66,187 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Alana profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Alana Jones?
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