Alanis
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as the "Queen of Alt-Rock Angst", she became a cultural phenomenon in the 1990s, gaining international fame for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting. She has sold more than 60 million records worldwide.
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Meaning & Origin of Alanis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as the "Queen of Alt-Rock Angst", she became a cultural phenomenon in the 1990s, gaining international fame for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting. She has sold more than 60 million records worldwide.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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- Spanish
The Story of Alanis
Alanis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1995, with 15 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2013: 182 births, good for #1,289 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Alaniss. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,928 among baby girl names with 103 births, holding steady (+4%). In total, more than 4K Alaniss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Alanis
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About the name Alanis
Alanis is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Alanis's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #1,078. Use the chart and map above to compare Alanis's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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