Alan Name Popularity

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How popular is Alan?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Alan, ranked the 172nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Alan has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #40 was reached in 1951.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1955 with 9,031 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Alan was less than 5, most recently in 1883.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alan occurred roughly during the years 1896-1900, 1903-1925, 1926-1931, 1933-1947, 1948-1951, and 1998-2006, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1964-1973.

For a number of years, the name Alan has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Alan for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alan?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The name Alan is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Alan (Girl)		Alan (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		5	15,678	2,244	172
2017		5	15,971	2,440	159
2016		5	16,312	2,629	154
2015		13	8,457	2,484	167
2014		9	10,989	2,497	170
2013		9	11,033	2,604	153
2012		12	9,123	2,283	170
2011		9	11,208	2,340	164
2010		< 5	--	2,512	156
2009		7	13,766	2,845	142
2008		< 5	--	3,026	135
2007		8	12,706	3,249	129
2006		6	15,203	3,474	122
2005		13	8,348	3,204	128
2004		17	6,777	3,062	132
2003		17	6,585	3,097	131
2002		7	12,224	2,624	150
2001		7	12,107	2,643	148
2000		12	8,041	2,414	161
1999		8	10,374	2,248	164
1998		5	14,188	2,138	161
1997		7	10,875	2,177	158
1996		9	8,831	2,446	143
1995		9	8,783	2,293	153
1994		9	8,820	2,433	144
1993		11	7,501	2,561	132
1992		15	6,012	2,606	129
1991		16	5,663	2,543	128
1990		15	5,839	2,640	125
1989		15	5,546	2,727	120
1988		16	5,063	2,755	110
1987		25	3,527	2,586	112
1986		21	3,890	2,643	107
1985		19	4,125	2,682	108
1984		19	3,993	2,702	105
1983		13	5,151	2,770	102
1982		15	4,719	2,685	107
1981		9	6,805	2,594	112
1980		20	3,854	2,675	112
1979		11	5,750	2,324	116
1978		13	4,932	2,120	122
1977		14	4,657	2,133	127
1976		19	3,539	2,188	115
1975		15	4,140	2,246	115
1974		12	4,723	2,234	117
1973		15	3,971	2,272	114
1972		9	5,482	2,576	110
1971		15	3,945	3,167	99
1970		23	2,935	3,560	91
1969		17	3,319	3,860	76
1968		20	2,871	3,980	74
1967		14	3,486	4,568	61
1966		10	4,195	4,944	57
1965		17	3,049	5,618	59
1964		24	2,531	6,811	53
1963		21	2,706	6,935	56
1962		28	2,263	7,713	53
1961		22	2,609	8,617	51
1960		21	2,649	8,353	50
1959		18	2,758	8,147	50
1958		14	3,228	8,224	49
1957		19	2,654	8,210	48
1956		12	3,493	8,719	45
1955		15	2,970	9,031	43
1954		13	3,156	8,709	43
1953		12	3,270	8,454	43
1952		12	3,200	8,306	42
1951		15	2,694	8,411	40
1950		13	2,913	7,738	41
1949		14	2,726	7,256	45
1948		10	3,346	7,394	46
1947		19	2,279	7,823	45
1946		7	3,996	6,489	49
1945		9	3,134	5,072	52
1944		8	3,381	4,277	55
1943		5	4,698	3,855	67
1942		7	3,740	3,135	81
1941		5	4,423	2,624	84
1940		6	3,867	2,377	88
1939		6	3,782	2,330	85
1938		< 5	--	2,241	91
1937		< 5	--	1,845	103
1936		< 5	--	1,755	108
1935		< 5	--	1,426	122
1934		< 5	--	1,368	124
1933		7	3,408	1,345	122
1932		8	3,277	1,339	127
1931		5	4,338	1,421	120
1930		9	3,057	1,303	136
1929		8	3,396	1,101	146
1928		7	3,747	964	157
1927		7	3,877	808	179
1926		5	4,861	836	174
1925		< 5	--	804	179
1924		< 5	--	625	217
1923		< 5	--	588	221
1922		< 5	--	479	256
1921		5	5,112	375	289
1920		< 5	--	433	263
1919		< 5	--	330	299
1918		< 5	--	333	302
1917		< 5	--	310	299
1916		< 5	--	251	338
1915		< 5	--	238	346
1914		< 5	--	184	344
1913		< 5	--	158	321
1912		< 5	--	102	381
1911		< 5	--	55	380
1910		< 5	--	59	321
1909		< 5	--	45	348
1908		< 5	--	31	429
1907		< 5	--	38	359
1906		< 5	--	28	411
1905		< 5	--	23	463
1904		< 5	--	29	379
1903		< 5	--	25	393
1902		< 5	--	27	380
1901		< 5	--	20	422
1900		< 5	--	27	431
1899		< 5	--	16	481
1898		< 5	--	14	573
1897		< 5	--	19	439
1896		< 5	--	13	593
1895		< 5	--	21	426
1894		< 5	--	11	632
1893		< 5	--	12	572
1892		< 5	--	17	481
1891		< 5	--	9	636
1890		< 5	--	12	566
1889		< 5	--	10	629
1888		< 5	--	6	918
1887		< 5	--	5	926
1886		< 5	--	5	961
1885		< 5	--	10	604
1884		< 5	--	9	664
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	6	838
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.