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Alain Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Alain?

In 2018 the rare name Alain, ranked the 2,220th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Alain is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #998 was reached in 1985.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1988 with 91 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Alain in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1945.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alain occurred roughly during the years 1946-1950, 1958-1964, 1973-1976, 1979-1983, and 2000-2003.

For a number of years, the name Alain has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Alain has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alain?

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

The name Alain is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Alain (Girl)Alain (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 61 2,220
2017 < 5 -- 55 2,343
2016 < 5 -- 55 2,358
2015 < 5 -- 57 2,295
2014 < 5 -- 51 2,461
2013 < 5 -- 74 1,900
2012 < 5 -- 64 2,104
2011 < 5 -- 63 2,104
2010 < 5 -- 54 2,351
2009 < 5 -- 57 2,284
2008 < 5 -- 61 2,185
2007 < 5 -- 68 2,034
2006 < 5 -- 73 1,855
2005 < 5 -- 72 1,800
2004 < 5 -- 60 1,989
2003 < 5 -- 81 1,560
2002 < 5 -- 63 1,817
2001 < 5 -- 67 1,711
2000 < 5 -- 54 1,927
1999 < 5 -- 60 1,720
1998 < 5 -- 59 1,718
1997 < 5 -- 67 1,534
1996 < 5 -- 62 1,586
1995 < 5 -- 69 1,430
1994 < 5 -- 51 1,734
1993 < 5 -- 81 1,260
1992 < 5 -- 70 1,350
1991 < 5 -- 79 1,255
1990 < 5 -- 77 1,258
1989 < 5 -- 80 1,197
1988 < 5 -- 91 1,032
1987 < 5 -- 89 1,004
1986 < 5 -- 80 1,042
1985 < 5 -- 83 998
1984 < 5 -- 74 1,034
1983 < 5 -- 70 1,059
1982 < 5 -- 69 1,096
1981 < 5 -- 52 1,271
1980 < 5 -- 49 1,342
1979 < 5 -- 36 1,599
1978 < 5 -- 43 1,410
1977 < 5 -- 47 1,311
1976 6 8,172 66 1,019
1975 < 5 -- 50 1,191
1974 < 5 -- 45 1,243
1973 < 5 -- 39 1,330
1972 < 5 -- 41 1,306
1971 < 5 -- 46 1,214
1970 < 5 -- 43 1,261
1969 < 5 -- 42 1,220
1968 < 5 -- 35 1,282
1967 < 5 -- 46 1,086
1966 < 5 -- 32 1,344
1965 < 5 -- 32 1,361
1964 < 5 -- 47 1,113
1963 < 5 -- 38 1,255
1962 < 5 -- 34 1,341
1961 < 5 -- 23 1,683
1960 < 5 -- 29 1,487
1959 < 5 -- 25 1,590
1958 < 5 -- 21 1,722
1957 < 5 -- 24 1,635
1956 < 5 -- 23 1,640
1955 < 5 -- 15 2,045
1954 < 5 -- 15 2,040
1953 < 5 -- 22 1,632
1952 < 5 -- 6 3,379
1951 < 5 -- 13 2,136
1950 < 5 -- 19 1,700
1949 < 5 -- 11 2,336
1948 < 5 -- 12 2,220
1947 < 5 -- 12 2,251
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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.