Alannis
Alannis is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Alannis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alannis is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Alannis
The earliest SSA record of Alannis as a baby girl name dates back to 1996, when 8 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Alannis — #6,577 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Alanniss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 228 Alanniss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Alannis
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About the name Alannis
Alannis is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 228 births in the dataset. Alannis's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #6,577. Use the chart and map above to compare Alannis'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.