Alen Name Popularity

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How popular is Alen?

In 2018 the rare name Alen, ranked the 3,228th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Alen would be a striking name choice.

Position 1635, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2005 with 83 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Alen was less than 5, most recently in 1952.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alen occurred roughly during the years 1969-1973, 1987-1991, 1997-2000, and 2002-2005, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2005-2009, and 2014-2017.

The popularity trend for Alen has remained mostly unchanged for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Alen for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alen?

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

The name Alen is very unique and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Alen (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		35	3,228
2017		38	3,059
2016		48	2,582
2015		51	2,455
2014		51	2,462
2013		47	2,561
2012		49	2,516
2011		46	2,628
2010		47	2,578
2009		49	2,559
2008		60	2,207
2007		71	1,973
2006		62	2,099
2005		83	1,635
2004		68	1,815
2003		62	1,886
2002		43	2,373
2001		63	1,778
2000		59	1,815
1999		38	2,349
1998		38	2,311
1997		34	2,397
1996		38	2,184
1995		25	2,849
1994		27	2,685
1993		27	2,641
1992		36	2,128
1991		37	2,021
1990		24	2,698
1989		20	2,987
1988		22	2,597
1987		17	2,946
1986		22	2,429
1985		16	2,945
1984		12	3,457
1983		19	2,492
1982		14	3,108
1981		18	2,569
1980		27	2,002
1979		18	2,566
1978		10	3,617
1977		11	3,393
1976		16	2,604
1975		7	4,318
1974		14	2,676
1973		20	2,036
1972		12	2,820
1971		12	2,819
1970		10	3,072
1969		9	3,071
1968		8	3,105
1967		9	2,768
1966		19	1,757
1965		13	2,272
1964		17	1,975
1963		14	2,201
1962		17	1,961
1961		18	1,946
1960		16	2,043
1959		13	2,297
1958		12	2,373
1957		16	2,018
1956		15	2,089
1955		10	2,572
1954		13	2,210
1953		8	2,905
1952		< 5	--
1951		12	2,246
1950		8	2,774
1949		7	3,025
1948		12	2,221
1947		10	2,501
1946		10	2,404
1945		8	2,574
1944		10	2,310
1943		< 5	--
1942		5	3,576
1941		8	2,655
1940		9	2,479
1939		8	2,614
1938		< 5	--
1937		5	3,532
1936		6	3,155
1935		8	2,722
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1930		5	4,006
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1928		5	4,159
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1926		8	3,140
1925		11	2,590
1924		7	3,509
1923		5	4,248
1922		7	3,535
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1920		5	4,298
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1918		5	4,197
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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.