US rank #2071 Girls' name Peak 2013 3,321 births

Alanis — #2071 US girls' name

3,321 babies named Alanis in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s5942000s10662010s11482020s513
#2071
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Alanis was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

182 babies were named Alanis in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alanis

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,321 babies named Alanis between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alanis currently holds the #2071 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 182 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alanis performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alanis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 440 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Alanis in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alanis in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,321 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alanis at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,321

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2013

182 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,071

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alanis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
182
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
050100150200 202420202016201220082004200019961995 15

Alanis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,148 births that decade — 35% of Alanis's all-time total
1990s5942000s10662010s11482020s513

Alanis by state

Where Alanis concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alanis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
440 13.2%
#2 Florida
438 13.2%
#3 New York
341 10.3%
#4 Texas
317 9.5%
#5 New Jersey
115 3.5%
#6 Illinois
84 2.5%
#7 North Carolina
48 1.4%
#8 Arizona
46 1.4%
California share of Alanis's total US births 13.2%
Even split

440 of 3,321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Alanis appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alanis?
3,321 babies have been named Alanis since 1995. It currently ranks #2071 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 182 births.
When was Alanis most popular?
Alanis was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,148 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Alanis most popular?
The top states for the name Alanis are California (440 births), Florida (438 births), New York (341 births).
How long has the name Alanis been used?
Alanis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alanis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alana, Alaina, Alayna, Alanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.