Alan

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Gaelic	Boy	handsome, cheerful, noble
Breton	Boy	Rock / Handsome
Anglo-Norman	Boy	Little rock / Handsome
Brazilian	Boy	Little rock / Handsome

Fun Facts about the name Alan

Backwards

Nala

Scrabble Score

4 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "A wolfhound."

Similar & Rhyming Names

OrlanAllenIlanTolanChenlan

Popularity of Alan

Popularity Analysis

The name Alan first appeared in the social security administration database in 1882. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1951 when it reached rank #40. It broke into the top 100 for 34 years. As of 2024, it ranked #167.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	167	Male	0.1183%
2023	167	Male	0.1177%
2022	189	Male	0.1069%
2021	197	Male	0.1030%
2020	194	Male	0.1068%
2019	182	Male	0.1117%
2018	174	Male	0.1159%
2017	159	Male	0.1236%
2016	154	Male	0.1307%
2015	167	Male	0.1217%
2014	170	Male	0.1222%
2013	153	Male	0.1292%
2012	170	Male	0.1127%
2011	164	Male	0.1153%
2010	156	Male	0.1231%
2009	142	Male	0.1346%
2008	135	Male	0.1392%
2007	129	Male	0.1469%
2006	122	Male	0.1586%
2005	127	Male	0.1509%
2004	131	Male	0.1452%
2003	131	Male	0.1475%
2002	150	Male	0.1270%
2001	148	Male	0.1278%
2000	161	Male	0.1156%
1999	164	Male	0.1103%
1998	161	Male	0.1055%
1997	158	Male	0.1090%
1996	144	Male	0.1220%
1995	153	Male	0.1140%
1994	144	Male	0.1195%
1993	132	Male	0.1240%
1992	129	Male	0.1241%
1991	128	Male	0.1200%
1990	125	Male	0.1228%
1989	120	Male	0.1301%
1988	110	Male	0.1376%
1987	112	Male	0.1326%
1986	107	Male	0.1376%
1985	108	Male	0.1395%
1984	105	Male	0.1440%
1983	102	Male	0.1487%
1982	107	Male	0.1421%
1981	112	Male	0.1390%
1980	112	Male	0.1439%
1979	116	Male	0.1298%
1978	122	Male	0.1239%
1977	126	Male	0.1248%
1976	115	Male	0.1341%
1975	115	Male	0.1387%
1974	117	Male	0.1368%
1973	114	Male	0.1406%
1972	110	Male	0.1538%
1971	99	Male	0.1743%
1970	91	Male	0.1868%
1969	76	Male	0.2110%
1968	71	Male	0.2245%
1967	61	Male	0.2565%
1966	57	Male	0.2720%
1965	59	Male	0.2965%
1964	53	Male	0.3359%
1963	56	Male	0.3359%
1962	53	Male	0.3666%
1961	51	Male	0.3999%
1960	50	Male	0.3858%
1959	50	Male	0.3763%
1958	49	Male	0.3821%
1957	48	Male	0.3754%
1956	45	Male	0.4067%
1955	43	Male	0.4324%
1954	43	Male	0.4211%
1953	43	Male	0.4221%
1952	42	Male	0.4212%
1951	40	Male	0.4399%
1950	41	Male	0.4255%
1949	45	Male	0.4026%
1948	46	Male	0.4153%
1947	46	Male	0.4207%
1946	49	Male	0.3934%
1945	52	Male	0.3700%
1944	55	Male	0.3080%
1943	67	Male	0.2651%
1942	81	Male	0.2229%
1941	84	Male	0.2092%
1940	88	Male	0.2005%
1939	85	Male	0.2058%
1938	91	Male	0.1971%
1937	103	Male	0.1685%
1936	108	Male	0.1652%
1935	122	Male	0.1333%
1934	124	Male	0.1288%
1933	122	Male	0.1316%
1932	127	Male	0.1248%
1931	120	Male	0.1330%
1930	136	Male	0.1156%
1929	146	Male	0.0993%
1928	157	Male	0.0845%
1927	179	Male	0.0697%
1926	174	Male	0.0731%
1925	180	Male	0.0698%
1924	217	Male	0.0533%
1923	220	Male	0.0520%
1922	256	Male	0.0427%
1921	290	Male	0.0330%
1920	265	Male	0.0392%
1919	299	Male	0.0325%
1918	303	Male	0.0317%
1917	299	Male	0.0323%
1916	338	Male	0.0272%
1915	346	Male	0.0269%
1914	344	Male	0.0271%
1913	321	Male	0.0295%
1912	381	Male	0.0226%
1911	380	Male	0.0228%
1910	321	Male	0.0283%
1909	348	Male	0.0254%
1908	429	Male	0.0186%
1907	359	Male	0.0240%
1906	411	Male	0.0194%
1905	463	Male	0.0161%
1904	379	Male	0.0209%
1903	393	Male	0.0193%
1902	380	Male	0.0203%
1901	422	Male	0.0173%
1900	432	Male	0.0166%
1899	457	Male	0.0148%
1898	573	Male	0.0106%
1897	439	Male	0.0156%
1896	593	Male	0.0101%
1895	426	Male	0.0166%
1894	632	Male	0.0088%
1893	572	Male	0.0099%
1892	482	Male	0.0129%
1891	636	Male	0.0082%
1890	566	Male	0.0100%
1889	630	Male	0.0084%
1888	919	Male	0.0046%
1887	926	Male	0.0046%
1886	961	Male	0.0042%
1885	577	Male	0.0095%
1884	664	Male	0.0073%
1882	838	Male	0.0049%

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