Alanis
Alanis was the 2459th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1078th; the most babies were born in 2013 (182). Over the last ten years it has moved down 892 places. More babies were named Alanis in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,459 girls, down 263 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 72girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013182 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,400babies recorded
Alanis popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 7 since 2025, 7 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,459 | 72 |
| 2020 | #2,196 | 82 |
| 2010 | #2,059 | 96 |
| 2000 | #1,649 | 107 |
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How popular is Alanis, counting every spelling?
Alanis is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,619 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,459 for Alanis on its own. Together these spellings went to 112 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alanis | 72 | #2,459 | 503 |
| Alanys | 35 | #4,070 | 124 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alanis?
72 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alanis (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alanis born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 116 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alanis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alanis?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Alanis are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 9 and 24. That makes Alanis mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alanis by state
How common Alanis was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (3.2×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alanis: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alanis, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alanis
How popular is the name Alanis?
Alanis was the 2459th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1078th; the most babies were born in 2013 (182). Over the last ten years it has moved down 892 places. More babies were named Alanis in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Alanis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alanis in the US.
Where is Alanis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alanis was most common in Florida (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Kansas.