Fun Facts About the Name Alanys
- 471 babies named Alanys: U.S. records list 471 babies given the name Alanys from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Alanys Mean?
Alanys is a respelled form of Alanis, which is a feminine form of the masculine name Alan. The origin of Alan itself is disputed, so no single meaning can be assigned with confidence. One common explanation treats it as Celtic, from a Breton or Welsh element connected with a word for "rock," and some references give the sense "handsome" or "cheerful." A second explanation links it to the Alani, a nomadic people named in Latin sources as Alani, whose name may lie behind the personal name. Because these derivations compete and none has been settled, the safest statement is that the meaning is uncertain. The spelling ending in -ys is a respelling of -is and does not add a separate meaning of its own.
Alanys Name History & Origins
Alan entered western Europe as a masculine name in the Middle Ages. It was common in Brittany, where early saints and nobles bore it, and it spread to England with the Bretons and Normans after the Norman Conquest of 1066. From this masculine name, feminine forms such as Alana and Alanis developed in French- and English-speaking regions.
The spelling Alanys is a modern variation of Alanis, with the final -is written as -ys. That ending appears in other respelled names in English-speaking countries and also matches Spanish spelling habits, in which y is sometimes written for the vowel i. The change is a matter of spelling rather than a separate name with its own origin. The most widely known bearer of the Alanis spelling is the Canadian singer Alanis Morissette.
How Popular is the Name Alanys?
Alanys has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #4,070 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,070 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 2024 | #4,109 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 2023 | #5,754 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #10,413 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #5,242 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #5,855 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #5,994 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2018 | #5,463 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #6,541 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #5,802 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #7,635 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #4,548 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2013 | #4,756 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2012 | #11,301 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #8,216 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #10,476 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #8,069 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #7,089 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #8,535 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #6,858 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #8,894 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #9,281 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #10,459 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #8,860 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #13,566 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #15,107 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #10,156 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #8,836 | 9 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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