How Many People Are Named Alan?
people named Alan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,264 people in the US has this name
Based on 364,389 babies named Alan in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
9,052 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It was used in Brittany at least as early as the 6th century, and it possibly means either "little rock" or "handsome" in Breton. Alternatively, it may derive from the tribal name of the Alans, an Iranian people who migrated into Europe in the 4th and 5th centuries.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Alan in English. Counting Alan and these spellings together, about 493,661 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Alan (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Alan alive today is about 48 years old, and 44% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 26 and 68 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Alan first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1955, to 9,052 babies. In 2025, 1,915 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Alan never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #40, in 1951, and it was in the top 100 for 34 years, 1938 to 1971. In 2025 it ranked #191.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #191 |
| Best rank | #40 (1951) |
| Years in the top 100 | 34 (1938 to 1971) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #45 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Alan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Alan were born in California than in any other state: about 36,681 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Alan was given 1.9 times as often in Hawaii, 1.6 times in Vermont and 1.5 times in New Hampshire.
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