Alanis

Origin: Variant of Alan · Origin disputed; possibly linked to a word for noble (from Old Breton)

Girl's name · #2459 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Alanis's best rank, #1078, came in 1996; it has settled back to #2459 today. Roughly 3,400 girls have been named Alanis since 1995.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

See how Alanis ranks in other countries and regions.

#188 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #386 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,043 in Canada (2024).

It is also an American family name — about 11,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Similar names: Aalani · Shae · Alaysha · Jensen · Alex · Charis

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