Alan

Given to 364,389 US babies since 1882

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Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#191
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,915
boys 1,915
Peak year
1951
8,408 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
364,389
since 1882

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Alan was most popular in 1951, when 8,408 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,915 babies were named Alan, ranking #191 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1951 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Alan was most popular in 1951, when 8,408 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,915 babies were named Alan, ranking #191 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.252.53.7551880192019602000Peak 1951

Alan was most popular in 1951, when 8,408 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,915 babies were named Alan, ranking #191 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 1,915 191
2024 <5 — 2,188 167
2023 <5 — 2,164 167
2022 <5 — 2,006 189
2021 <5 — 1,931 197
2020 <5 — 1,966 194
2019 <5 — 2,142 182
2018 5 15682 2,250 174
2017 5 15902 2,442 159
2016 5 16215 2,630 155
2015 13 8447 2,487 167
2014 9 10955 2,500 170
2013 9 11000 2,607 153
2012 12 9109 2,285 170
2011 9 11181 2,343 164
2010 <5 — 2,513 156
2009 7 13704 2,847 142
2008 <5 — 3,027 135
2007 8 12676 3,249 130
2006 6 15152 3,475 122
2005 13 8330 3,205 128
2004 17 6768 3,062 132
2003 17 6576 3,098 131
2002 7 12187 2,625 150
2001 7 12056 2,644 148
2000 12 8027 2,415 161
1999 8 10345 2,249 164
1998 5 14122 2,138 161
1997 7 10836 2,177 158
1996 9 8812 2,447 143
1995 9 8766 2,293 153
1994 9 8804 2,435 144
1993 11 7498 2,564 132
1992 15 6008 2,606 129
1991 16 5659 2,545 128
1990 15 5835 2,640 126
1989 15 5545 2,733 120
1988 16 5065 2,754 110
1987 25 3524 2,586 112
1986 21 3890 2,648 107
1985 19 4126 2,684 109
1984 19 3990 2,702 105
1983 13 5148 2,771 102
1982 15 4716 2,687 107
1981 9 6804 2,589 112
1980 20 3853 2,671 112
1979 11 5751 2,322 116
1978 13 4931 2,122 122
1977 14 4652 2,134 126
1976 19 3540 2,186 115
1975 15 4141 2,248 115
1974 12 4720 2,231 118
1973 14 4155 2,269 115
1972 9 5480 2,580 110
1971 15 3943 3,168 99
1970 23 2938 3,553 91
1969 17 3318 3,852 76
1968 20 2874 3,976 74
1967 14 3484 4,572 61
1966 10 4198 4,943 57
1965 17 3050 5,612 59
1964 24 2530 6,810 53
1963 22 2619 6,935 56
1962 28 2264 7,719 53
1961 22 2608 8,617 51
1960 21 2649 8,356 50
1959 18 2760 8,151 50
1958 14 3232 8,226 49
1957 18 2727 8,208 48
1956 12 3493 8,734 44
1955 15 2971 9,037 43
1954 14 3019 8,711 43
1953 11 3480 8,454 43
1952 12 3201 8,310 42
1951 15 2694 8,408 40
1950 13 2909 7,737 41
1949 14 2726 7,255 45
1948 10 3350 7,394 46
1947 19 2279 7,823 45
1946 7 3994 6,490 49
1945 9 3132 5,073 52
1944 8 3378 4,277 55
1943 5 4691 3,855 67
1942 7 3738 3,134 81
1941 5 4420 2,624 84
1940 6 3863 2,377 88
1939 6 3782 2,330 85
1938 <5 — 2,241 91
1937 <5 — 1,846 103
1936 <5 — 1,755 108
1935 <5 — 1,425 122
1934 <5 — 1,369 124
1933 7 3406 1,345 122
1932 8 3274 1,339 127
1931 5 4331 1,423 120
1930 9 3055 1,301 136
1929 8 3394 1,101 146
1928 7 3743 964 157
1927 7 3875 808 178
1926 5 4851 836 174
1925 <5 — 804 179
1924 <5 — 625 217
1923 <5 — 588 221
1922 <5 — 479 256
1921 5 5099 375 289
1920 <5 — 433 263
1919 <5 — 330 299
1918 <5 — 333 302
1917 <5 — 310 299
1916 <5 — 251 338
1915 <5 — 238 346
1914 <5 — 184 344
1913 <5 — 158 321
1912 <5 — 102 381
1911 <5 — 55 379
1910 <5 — 59 321
1909 <5 — 45 348
1908 <5 — 31 429
1907 <5 — 38 359
1906 <5 — 28 411
1905 <5 — 23 463
1904 <5 — 29 379
1903 <5 — 25 393
1902 <5 — 27 380
1901 <5 — 20 422
1900 <5 — 27 430
1899 <5 — 16 481
1898 <5 — 14 573
1897 <5 — 19 438
1896 <5 — 13 592
1895 <5 — 21 426
1894 <5 — 11 631
1893 <5 — 12 572
1892 <5 — 17 480
1891 <5 — 9 635
1890 <5 — 12 566
1889 <5 — 10 628
1888 <5 — 6 917
1887 <5 — 5 921
1886 <5 — 5 959
1885 <5 — 10 604
1884 <5 — 9 663
1883 <5 — <5 —
1882 <5 — 6 837

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Other spellings

Allan · 96,711 Alain · 3,986 Alane · 1,664 Allean · 1,491 Alaine · 1,454 Alean · 1,098 Alayne · 1,091 Alanee · 126

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Where Alan is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years