Precious, awakening, or sun ray
Alainah is a modern phonetic variant of Alaina or Alana. While its exact roots are debated, it is often linked to the Gaelic word for 'precious' or the Greek word for 'light' and 'torch'.
Less common today
Alainah isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,893 in 2011.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
