male NAME · CURRENTLY #191
Alan
AL-uhn
“Often interpreted as “little rock” or “handsome,” but the name’s original meaning is uncertain.”
A longstanding European given name with several proposed etymologies.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Alan has traveled through time
101885
121890
211895
271900
231905
591910
2381915
4331920
8041925
1,3101930
1,4251935
2,3831940
5,0821945
7,7501950
9,0521955
8,3771960
5,6291965
3,5761970
2,2631975
2,6911980
2,7031985
2,6551990
2,3021995
2,4272000
3,2182005
2,5132010
2,5002015
1,9662020
1,9152025
LATEST YEAR20251,915 births
PEAK RANK#40in 1951
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.