Given name & surname
Alanis
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”·“one who is precious”·“resembling a little rock”
Alanis is a variant of Alaina. One French interpretation is “beautiful and fair woman; dear child.” In English use, Alanis is a feminine form of Alan. Interpretations include “one who is precious” and “resembling a little rock”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alanis is a variant of Alaina. One French interpretation is “beautiful and fair woman; dear child.” In English use, Alanis is a feminine form of Alan. Interpretations include “one who is precious” and “resembling a little rock”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alanis is a variant of Alaina. An origin associated with Alaina is French. In English use, Alanis is a feminine form of Alan. A possible origin is Celtic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Alanis is a feminine form of Alan.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alanis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,400
- 7 boys · 3,393 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 182 babies
- 2025
- 79
- #2,459 for girls · #9,759 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 72 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,459 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 182 in 2013. It also appeared in 7 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,254 as a first name in 2020; 11,195 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alanis’s family of names
In English usage, Alanis is a feminine form of Alan. Alanis has a related form in Alaina. In Greek usage, Alanis as a surname is a transliteration of Αλάνης.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Alanis
- Alanis MorissetteCanadian-American singer (born 1974)
- Alanis ObomsawinAbenaki artist and filmmaker in Montrealborn 1932
- Alanis GuillenBrazilian actressborn 1998
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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