Baby name
FADING
🇧🇷 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Alana
/ah · LAH · nah/
Meaning
“Little rock”
Feminine form of Alan, from Celtic/Breton origin possibly meaning 'little rock', 'harmony', or 'awakening'.
Nicknames
lana · ali
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Graceful and underused, all the warmth of its roots without any fashionability risk.
The cultural moment.
Quietly consistent; less common than Elena or Alina, which makes it distinctive.