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Alan
Pronounced /ˈæl.ən/
Rank in 2024
#167
Born in 2024
2,183
Peak year
1955 · #43
Origin
Celtic, Hebrew
1880 to 2024
SteadyIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 2,183 boys were named Alan, about 1 in every 786.
- It peaked in 1955 with 9,033 babies, ranked #43.
- It first shows up in the records in 1882.
- 361,388 boys have been named Alan since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Alan per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.4Greatest1901–27
- 1.9Silent1928–45
- 4.0Boomers1946–64
- 1.9Gen X1965–80
- 1.4Millennials1981–96
- 1.4Gen Z1997–12
- 1.3Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 7,234 babies, 0.43 per 1,000. Silent: 39,779 babies, 1.93 per 1,000. Boomers: 151,370 babies, 4.03 per 1,000. Gen X: 50,444 babies, 1.85 per 1,000. Millennials: 41,683 babies, 1.37 per 1,000. Gen Z: 43,351 babies, 1.38 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 27,305 babies, 1.26 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Old Breton Alan, name of early Breton saints, of disputed origin and meaning; brought to England by Normans. It may have been the name of a Celtic deity, the brother of Bran, Welsh Alawn, Alun. As an early Irish name, perhaps connected with ail (“noble”). Compare French Alain. ==== Alternative forms ==== Allan, Allen, Alen ==== Proper noun ==== Alan (plural Alans) A male given name from the Celtic languages. A surname. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations =====
- A male given name from the Celtic languages.
- A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Elon.
- Origin
- Celtic, Hebrew
- Say it
- /ˈæl.ən/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Alan, CC BY-SA 4.0.