Fun Facts About the Name Allis
- 239 babies named Allis: U.S. records list 239 babies given the name Allis from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Allis Mean?
Allis is a spelling variant of Alice, a name of Germanic origin that entered English through Old French. It descends from the Germanic name Adalheidis, formed from adal, "noble," and heid, "kind, sort, or type." Taken literally, the sense is "of noble kind" or "of a noble sort" - the meaning traditionally given for Alice and its variants. The same Germanic source produced the French name Adélaïde and the English Adelaide, so Alice and Adelaide are related rather than identical; Allis shares the Alice line. The spelling does not point to a separate root word.
Allis Name History & Origins
The name came to England with the Normans after 1066, and medieval English records show it written in several ways, among them Aalis, Alys, Alis, and Alice. Allis belongs to that same group of spellings rather than to a distinct tradition. The medieval French form Aalis is usually explained as a shortened form of Adelais (from Adalheidis), with the final -is sometimes described as a diminutive ending, though that detail is not certain. The name stayed in use in the Middle Ages and was borne by religious figures such as Alice of Schaerbeek, a thirteenth-century Cistercian nun. It later fell out of fashion and returned to wider use in the nineteenth century, a period when many older names were revived and variant spellings multiplied. Allis also exists as an English surname, generally taken from the given name as a family byname, and some modern use of Allis as a first name may come from the surname. Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a well-known literary use of the parent name, but the book is not the source of the name itself.
How Popular is the Name Allis?
Allis 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 2019. Its best rank was #4,770 in 1947.
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 | #10,973 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #8,945 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #9,011 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #7,646 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #8,495 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #7,989 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #7,367 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #7,781 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #10,747 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #8,015 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #10,193 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #11,023 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #14,699 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #8,228 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #14,914 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #17,162 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #11,838 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #11,801 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #11,557 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #6,816 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #8,007 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #6,631 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #7,084 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #6,635 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #6,116 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1947 | #4,770 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1924 | #5,097 | 5 | 0.0004% |
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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