Alanis Morissette
There are approximately 1 people named Alanis Morissette living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Alanis with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Morissette. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Alanis
3.3K
Alive today
Named Morissette
1.2K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 3.3K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2013
Average age: 17
Estimated bearers: 1.2K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #25,102
Per 100K: 0.34
Top ancestry: White (91.9%)
First name trend
Alanis: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Alanis. The peak year was 2013 with 182 births. The average person named Alanis today is 17 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Morissette surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Morissette, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.9%.
- White91.9%
- Black or African American4.5%
- Two or more races1.9%
- Hispanic or Latino1.3%
- Unknown or suppressed0.4%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Alanis has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0010% of the US population, based on 3,277 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Morissette appears at a rate of 0.34 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0003%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Alanis Morissette. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Alanis Morissette: questions and answers
How many people are named Alanis Morissette?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Alanis Morissette. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0010%) with the surname frequency (0.34 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Alanis Morissette?
We classify Alanis Morissette as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Alanis a male or female name?
Alanis is predominantly female. Out of 3,321 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Alanis profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.