Name meaning & stats
Alanis
Alanis means “little rock, or handsome (debated)” (Celtic origin). 3,400 US babies since 1940, peak 2013.
What it means
“little rock, or handsome (debated)”
CelticFeminine form of Alan
In US birth records
Peak year: 2013
3,400 US babies were named Alanis between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Alanis (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 78% of the family
- Alanis 78%
- Alanys 11%
- Alannis 5%
- Alianys 4%
- Alianis 2%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2013)