Meaning of the nameAllana
- Female
- Al-la-na
Allana is a spelling of the name Alana.
Meaning
The meaning of Allana is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 20,926
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,031
- Median age
- 6 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,538
- people
Allana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Allana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (8,314 people).
20,813 women 113 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Allana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Allana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.017%
- Pernambuco 0.016%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.016%
- Paraná 0.015%
- Mato Grosso 0.015%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,858 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,104 | 0.013% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,047 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 1,760 | 0.015% |
| Pernambuco | 1,443 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,268 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 1,062 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 826 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 689 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 680 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 675 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 530 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 429 | 0.016% |
| Espírito Santo | 414 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 398 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 374 | 0.017% |
| Ceará | 364 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 342 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 303 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 294 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 271 | 0.009% |
| Distrito Federal | 245 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 202 | 0.013% |
| Tocantins | 153 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 101 | 0.012% |
| Roraima | 59 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 35 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Allana
With a doubled L, it is the most recent spelling in the group: most of those recorded were born from 2010 on.
About the name Alana
According to Wiktionary, Alana is the feminine form of Alan, with the addition of -a, and Behind the Name says the same, with use in English and Breton. The meaning of Alan is not known for certain: it may come from a Brittonic word meaning 'little rock' or from the name of the Alans, an Iranian people who migrated to Europe in the fourth and fifth centuries. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 121,124 people named Alana, with a median age of 12. Proportionally, the name is most common in Acre, and Soledade's dictionary records Alanna and Halana among the spelling variants.
Other spellings of Alana
Sources
- Wiktionary: Alana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Alana · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Alan · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Allana
What does the name Allana mean?
The meaning of Allana is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Allana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 20,926 people with the first name Allana, which ranks it number 1,031 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Allana a boy's or a girl's name?
Allana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 20,813 women and 113 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Allana most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.017% of the state's population is named Allana (374 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Allana?
Alana and Alanna. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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