Alan

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Polish

Meaning

Alan is a masculine given name in the English and Breton languages. Its surname form is Aland. There is consensus that in modern English and French, the name is derived from the nomadic Iranian people known as the Alans, who settled in Western Europe during the Migration Period.

From Wikipedia

Alan first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 144 babies (rank #217 that year). In 2024 it was given to 67 boys (rank #460). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Alan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alan yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

2,571
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
144
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991144#217
1992130#232
1993109#258
199494#267
199596#290
199689#308
199788#296
199873#329
199976#319
200089#274
200178#310
200261#365
200369#336
200465#367
200582#317
200688#317
200778#363
200870#414
200967#430
201065#437
201168#416
201264#436
201347#568
201469#436
201559#479
201658#496
201767#441
201859#473
201966#444
202071#419
202152#549
202255#511
202358#488
202467#460