US rank #5174 Girls' name Peak 2021 476 births

Alis — #5174 US girls' name

476 babies named Alis in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s171980s391990s482000s1062010s1412020s119
#5174
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Alis was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

29 babies were named Alis in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alis

The Social Security Administration has registered 476 babies named Alis between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alis currently holds the #5174 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alis performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Alis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Alis in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alis 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 476 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.

Alis at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

476

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

2021

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,174

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alis popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
29
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
010203040 202420192014200920041999199019831968 6

Alis popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2006 (Alis as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2006 5

Alis by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
141 births that decade — 30% of Alis's all-time total
1960s61970s171980s391990s482000s1062010s1412020s119

Alis by state

Where Alis concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Alis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 2.5%
#2 Texas
12 2.5%
#3 Florida
7 1.5%
#4 North Carolina
5 1.1%
#5 New York
5 1.1%
California share of Alis's total US births 2.5%
Even split

12 of 476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alis?
476 babies have been named Alis since 1968. It currently ranks #5174 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 29 births.
When was Alis most popular?
Alis was most popular in the 2010s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Alis most popular?
The top states for the name Alis are California (12 births), Texas (12 births), Florida (7 births).
How long has the name Alis been used?
Alis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alisha, 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, 1968–2024 (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.