Line Chart Alan

Kind • Romantic • Versatile

Name
Meaning:

  • Handsome
  • Cheerful

  • National
    Origins:

  • Irish

  • Fun Facts

    Famous After TV Shows Such As Two And A Half Men Or Boston Legal. .

    Welsh variation: Alun.

    Alan Name Popularity


    Boys vs Girls

    99.69%
    Male

    0.31%
    Female

    Alan is predominantly a boys name, with 0.31% of Alans being girls, and 99.69% being boys.

    In the United States there have been a total of 354729 males named Alan, and 1087 females given the name

    Popularity of Alan by state:

    This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Alan in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
    Lighter = More Popular
    Darker = Less Popular
    Blank States = Few to None

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    Names Similar to Alan

    Rank Name Global Rank
    1. Allen 731
    2. Allan 1586
    3. Aaliyan 3572
    4. Ailan 3572
    5. Alain 3572
    6. Alam 3572
    7. Alameen 3572
    8. Alamin 3572

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    Alan: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024


    The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Alan' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Alan in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Alan's average ranking is 866.68, with it's highest ever rank being #. Alan has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 34 times.

    Alan has been used in the United States ever since 1882, with over 355816 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Alan gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1945, when it's usage went up by 120.17%. During this year, 5072 babies were named Alan, which was 0.1956% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.233%, in this year alone more than 9000 boys were named Alan.

    Popular 'A' Names for Boys

    Boys names starting with 'A'

    Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with A. These boys names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'A' names, their over all rank among all boy names, the total number of baby boys expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of boys given this name.

    Name 'A-Name' Rank Overall Rank Total Named Percentage named
    Alexander 1. 16. 13321 0.368%
    Aiden 2. 22. 12158 0.336%
    Anthony 3. 41. 9815 0.271%
    Andrew 4. 46. 9324 0.258%
    Aaron 5. 69. 7118 0.197%
    Adrian 6. 87. 6303 0.174%
    Angel 7. 105. 5523 0.153%
    Asher 8. 106. 5466 0.151%
    Austin 9. 110. 5334 0.147%
    Adam 10. 114. 5176 0.143%
    Ayden 11. 146. 4472 0.124%
    Axel 12. 197. 3441 0.095%
    Ashton 13. 229. 3078 0.085%
    Abel 14. 238. 3015 0.083%
    Alex 15. 256. 2826 0.078%
    Alan 16. 274. 2626 0.073%
    Abraham 17. 281. 2559 0.071%
    Antonio 18. 282. 2540 0.07%
    Amir 19. 293. 2429 0.067%
    Alejandro 20. 319. 2196 0.061%

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