# Alanis (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/alanis/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,400 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 7 / 3,393 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 400, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A feminine form of Alan best known for the Canadian singer Alanis Morissette whose father was named Alan.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 65 | 2,695 |
| 2012 | 86 | 2,189 |
| 2013 | 182 | 1,289 |
| 2014 | 180 | 1,315 |
| 2015 | 140 | 1,567 |
| 2016 | 99 | 1,996 |
| 2017 | 112 | 1,829 |
| 2018 | 86 | 2,179 |
| 2019 | 102 | 1,934 |
| 2020 | 82 | 2,196 |
| 2021 | 118 | 1,739 |
| 2022 | 108 | 1,870 |
| 2023 | 112 | 1,803 |
| 2024 | 93 | 2,070 |
| 2025 | 72 | 2,459 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 9,759 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 4,049 |
| 2012 | 14 | 1,991 |
| 2013 | 10 | 2,460 |
| 2014 | 11 | 2,314 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3,615 |
| 2016 | 10 | 2,547 |
| 2017 | 7 | 3,229 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3,985 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3,151 |
| 2020 | 10 | 2,449 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4,634 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3,148 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2,504 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3,318 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,705 |

## People named Alanis

- Alanis Morissette, Canadian-American singer (born 1974)
- Alanis Obomsawin, Abenaki artist and filmmaker in Montreal
- Alanis Guillen, Brazilian actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.