Alanis

Where Alanis comes from

A feminine form of Alan best known for the Canadian singer Alanis Morissette whose father was named Alan.
— Wiktionary's entry for Alanis
  • Celtic
Along the way
  1. 1995
    First appearance
    #5,958 among girls, 15 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1996
    Peak, #1,078
    172 babies named Alanis — more than any year before or since.
  3. 2008
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #2,267.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from the Celtic languages.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.