Given name
Alannis
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
Alannis is a variant of Alaina. One French interpretation is “beautiful and fair woman; dear child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alannis is a variant of Alaina. One French interpretation is “beautiful and fair woman; dear child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alannis is a variant of Alaina. An origin associated with Alaina is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alannis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 228
- 0 boys · 228 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −48%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 220 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alannis’s family of names
Alannis has a related form in Alaina.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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