Ailana: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “uncertain; often linked to Ilana or Alana”
- Origin
- Unknown
- Say it
- eye-LAH-nuh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
This spelling has uncertain origin. It is often interpreted as a variant influenced by Ilana, a Hebrew name meaning tree, or by Alana/Elena-type names. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Ailana?
Babies named Ailana in 2024102
2024 rank#1,948 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 1880498
Ailana is rising: use over the last five years is 6.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Ailana
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
- Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
- Ailanyuncertain · Unknown
- Alanauncertain; often linked to little rock or handsome · Unknown
- Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown
- Londonfrom London, place name · Unknown
- Nayeliuncertain; often said to mean I love you · Unknown
- Elorauncertain; perhaps from Eliora or Laura · Unknown
Ailana questions
What does the name Ailana mean?
Ailana means "uncertain; often linked to Ilana or Alana". It comes from Unknown. This spelling has uncertain origin. It is often interpreted as a variant influenced by Ilana, a Hebrew name meaning tree, or by Alana/Elena-type names.
Is Ailana a boy or girl name?
Ailana is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Ailana?
102 US babies were named Ailana in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Ailana?
Ailana is usually pronounced eye-LAH-nuh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.