How Many People Are Named Alanis?
An estimated 3,277 people in the United States have the first name Alanis. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Alanis peaked in popularity in 2013 with 182 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alanis as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alanis paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Alanis is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,277
About 1 in 104,594 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2013
182 births
Total Registered
3,321
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alanis
Alanis is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,321 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alanis as a female name
Ranked #2,063 in 2024
93 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (182 births)
Alanis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alanis span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,148 babies were registered. While Alanis is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Alanis by Decade
How has Alanis tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alanis by State
Birth registrations for Alanis span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina. On average, about 91 Alaniss were registered per state.
Alanis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alanis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Alanis
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Alanis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alanis?
We estimate approximately 3,277 people named Alanis are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 104,594 Americans share this first name.
Is Alanis a common name?
Alanis is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,321 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alanis most popular?
Alanis reached peak popularity in 2013, when 182 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alanis is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alanis a female name?
Alanis is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alanis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alanis Smith, Alanis Johnson, Alanis Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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