Alanis Girl
How popular is Alanis?
#2,458 girl name in 2025
72 baby girls were named Alanis in the US in 2025, making it the 2458th most popular girl name. Another 7 boys got the name (#9,710 for boys).
Alanis popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,458 for girls (▼ 391 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 72 girls, 7 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-49% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,566 in 2015, #2,196 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2013 (182 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,076 in 1996 |
| First recorded | 1995 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Alanis counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alanis family of names ranked #930 for girls in 2025 (#1,117 the year before), with 230 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alanis | 72 | 31% |
| Alanys | 35 | 15% |
| Ailanys | 74 | 32% |
| Aylanis | 20 | 9% |
| Ailanis | 17 | 7% |
| Alannys | 5 | 2% |
| Ailannys | 7 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Alanis is most popular
Babies named Alanis per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (85 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 girls)
- Kansas: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (31 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (48 girls)
Alanis by decade
Girl names about as popular as Alanis
Questions
- Is Alanis a boy or girl name?
- Alanis is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Alanis were girls.
- How popular is the name Alanis?
- 72 baby girls were named Alanis in the US in 2025, making it the 2458th most popular girl name. Another 7 boys got the name (#9,710 for boys).
- When was Alanis most popular?
- Alanis peaked in 2013, when 182 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,076 in 1996.
- How many people are named Alanis?
- 3,400 babies have been named Alanis in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,374 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Alanis most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alanis was most common in Florida, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.