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Alan is a given name of Celtic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 362,464 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 361,388 as boys and 1,076 as girls. Alan gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1955 and has since declined significantly. It is the #198 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,183
2023 2,164
2022 2,005
2021 1,931
2020 1,966
2019 2,141
2018 2,255
2017 2,447
2016 2,635
2015 2,500
2014 2,508
2013 2,616
2012 2,297
2011 2,351
2010 2,513
2009 2,854
2008 3,027
2007 3,257
2006 3,481
2005 3,218
2004 3,079
2003 3,115
2002 2,632
2001 2,651
2000 2,427
1999 2,257
1998 2,143
1997 2,184
1996 2,456
1995 2,302
1994 2,443
1993 2,575
1992 2,622
1991 2,561
1990 2,655
1989 2,748
1988 2,770
1987 2,611
1986 2,669
1985 2,702
1984 2,723
1983 2,783
1982 2,702
1981 2,597
1980 2,691
1979 2,334
1978 2,135
1977 2,148
1976 2,204
1975 2,264
1974 2,243
1973 2,283
1972 2,589
1971 3,183
1970 3,576
1969 3,871
1968 3,996
1967 4,587
1966 4,953
1965 5,630
1964 6,835
1963 6,953
1962 7,748
1961 8,634
1960 8,378
1959 8,170
1958 8,240
1957 8,227
1956 8,747
1955 9,048
1954 8,726
1953 8,465
1952 8,322
1951 8,423
1950 7,751
1949 7,269
1948 7,404
1947 7,842
1946 6,497
1945 5,082
1944 4,285
1943 3,860
1942 3,141
1941 2,629
1940 2,383
1939 2,336
1938 2,241
1937 1,846
1936 1,755
1935 1,425
1934 1,369
1933 1,352
1932 1,347
1931 1,428
1930 1,310
1929 1,109
1928 971
1927 815
1926 841
1925 804
1924 625
1923 588
1922 479
1921 380
1920 433
1919 330
1918 333
1917 310
1916 251
1915 238
1914 184
1913 158
1912 102
1911 55
1910 59
1909 45
1908 31
1907 38
1906 28
1905 23
1904 29
1903 25
1902 27
1901 20
1900 27
1899 16
1898 14
1897 19
1896 13
1895 21
1894 11
1893 12
1892 17
1891 9
1890 12
1889 10
1888 6
1887 5
1886 5
1885 10
1884 9
1882 6