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Alanis

Girl Celtic languages #1801 in 2023

Alanis is a girl name of Celtic languages origin.

Meaning of Alanis

A feminine form of Alan best known for the Canadian singer whose father was named Alan.

Popularity of Alanis

Popularity, 1995–2023

112 births in 2023

1995 2023

3,228 U.S. births recorded from 1995–2023.

Peak year

2013

182 babies

First recorded

1995

28 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

Manly, strong, courageous

feminine form of the saint's name, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre: thus meaning "who/which is to be loved"

Boy · Ancient Greek

Borrowed from Alexander, from Ἀλέξανδρος, from ἀλέξω +, the stem of ἀνήρ

Girl · Ancient Greek

Feminine form of Church Angelus, from ἄγγελος

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.