Alis
Alis is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Alis (singer), Albanian singer Alis Boçi, Albanian footballer Alis Guggenheim (1903–1982), Swiss painter Alis Kaplandjyan, Armenian actress Alis Lesley, American rockabilly singer Alis Vidūnas, Lithuanian politician Alis Landale, fictional character in Phantasy Star Alis Wen, 16th-century Welsh poet
- Welsh
Meaning & Origin of Alis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alis is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Alis (singer), Albanian singer Alis Boçi, Albanian footballer Alis Guggenheim (1903–1982), Swiss painter Alis Kaplandjyan, Armenian actress Alis Lesley, American rockabilly singer Alis Vidūnas, Lithuanian politician Alis Landale, fictional character in Phantasy Star Alis Wen, 16th-century Welsh poet
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
The Story of Alis
American parents first put Alis on the record books as a baby girl name in 1968, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 29 Aliss were born — ranking #4,605 that year. About 33% of every Alis on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Alis ranks #4,726 for baby girls with 28 births, rising sharply (+57% over the past five years). All told, over 531 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Alis
Alis is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 531 births in the dataset. Alis's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #4,605. Use the chart and map above to compare Alis'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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