Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2013

Alanis

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,459 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,459
among girls · ↓389 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
79
named Alanis · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,323
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2013
182 babies
All-time total
3,400
#3,325 all-time among girls
First recorded
1995
in Social Security records

Alanis popularity over time

3,400 babies have been named Alanis since 1995, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 594 – 594 59 – #1,078
2000s 1,066 – 1,066 107 +79% #1,547
2010s 1,148 – 1,148 115 +8% #1,289
2020s (to 2025) 585 7 592 99 -14% #1,739

Where Alanis is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 72 0.04 outside top 500
2027 72 0.04 outside top 500
2028 72 0.04 outside top 500
2029 71 0.04 outside top 500
2030 71 0.04 outside top 500

Where Alanis is most popular

Girls named Alanis per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.062 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, New Jersey, and Kansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Alanis born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 85 0.199 +220%
New Jersey 18 0.100 +61%
Kansas 5 0.087 +40%
New York 31 0.078 +26%
Texas 48 0.060 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 13 0.055 -11%
California 43 0.051 -17%
Arizona 7 0.050 -20%
Georgia 10 0.044 -29%
Illinois 10 0.044 -30%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -33%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -65%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Alanis

Alanis is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,459 in 2025 with 72 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1995, 3,400 American babies have been named Alanis. Its peak came in 2013, when 182 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alanis stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alanis?

The median living Alanis is about 15 years old; half are between 8 and 23. An estimated 3,400 people named Alanis are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alanis year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 72 #2,459 7 #9,759
2024 93 #2,070 – –
2023 112 #1,803 – –
2022 108 #1,870 – –
2021 118 #1,739 – –
2020 82 #2,196 – –
2019 102 #1,934 – –
2018 86 #2,179 – –
2017 112 #1,829 – –
2016 99 #1,996 – –
2015 140 #1,567 – –
2014 180 #1,315 – –
2013 182 #1,289 – –
2012 86 #2,189 – –
2011 65 #2,695 – –
2010 96 #2,059 – –
2009 97 #2,090 – –
2008 86 #2,269 – –
2007 99 #2,059 – –
2006 141 #1,547 – –
2005 98 #1,950 – –
2004 110 #1,746 – –
2003 94 #1,925 – –
2002 115 #1,607 – –
2001 119 #1,562 – –
2000 107 #1,649 – –
1995 15 #5,965 – –
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Famous people named Alanis

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Alanis Morissette Alanis Morissette Canadian and American singer (born 1974) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alanis, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alanis?

The median living Alanis is about 15 years old. Half of all living Alaniss are between 8 and 23 years old.

How many people named Alanis are alive today?

An estimated 3,400 people named Alanis are alive in the United States, based on 3,400 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Alanis in 2025?

Alanis ranked #2,459 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 72 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alanis?

3,400 babies have been named Alanis in the United States since 1995, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alanis most popular?

Alanis peaked in 2013, when 182 newborns received the name.

Is Alanis a boy or girl name?

Alanis is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alanis rising or falling?

Alanis is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alanis become more popular?

Alanis looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 71 girls named Alanis in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alanis?

Well-known people named Alanis include Alanis Morissette (singer).

Names like Alanis

Names that sound and feel close to Alanis: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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