Girl’s name · Irish, American English

Alonna

How to say it: uh-LON-uh · /əˈlɑnə/

Modern American variant of Alana/Alona, 'dear child' - invented spelling risen in 1990s.

Alonna was the 1,720th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 37 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 52% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,090 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,720for girls in 2025
1 in 41,441US babies
37born in 2025
#2,090projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Alonna
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,720
Babies born in 202537
Share of births1 in 41,441
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−52%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,090

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Alonna peaked in the 2010s.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 50 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ali
  • Lonna
  • Allie

Honouring a Alonna in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Alonna is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Irish.

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