Alan Meaning

What does Alan mean?

The name Alan is of Irish origin.

The meaning of Alan is "rock, handsome".

It is also of English and Scottish origin, where its meaning is "handsome".

Alan is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced A-lan.

The Given Name Alan

Alan appeals to parents who seek a name with genuine depth.

Popular yet delightful, the name is a great blend of character and flair.

Alternate names include Alann, Alen, Allan, Allen, Allin, Allyn.

Some famous bearers of this name include: Alan Alda, Alan Arkin, and Alan Carr.

Alan Popularity

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 172 in baby name popularity for boys with 2,244 occurrences. It ranked 15,678 in baby name popularity for girls with 5 occurrences.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 159 in baby name popularity for boys with 2,440 occurrences. It ranked 15,971 in baby name popularity for girls with 5 occurrences.

View the Alan Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Alan has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Alan to other names.

Alan Related Names

Variants of the name Alan include Alann, Alen, Allan, Allen, Allin, Allyn.

The names Ailean, Ailin, Alagan, Alain, Alano, Alun are all forms of Alan.

Famous Alans

Alan Alda ~ Actor
Alan Arkin ~ Actor
Alan Carr ~ Actor
Alan Cumming ~ Actor
Alan Dale ~ Actor
Alan J. Heeger ~ Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2000
Alan Jones ~ Driver
Alan Kardec ~ Soccer Player
Alan Lloyd Hodgkin ~ Nobel Prize for Medicine 1963
Alan MacDiarmid ~ Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2000
Alan Menken ~ Musician
Alan Page ~ Football Player
Alan Pulido ~ Soccer Player
Alan Rickman ~ Actor
Alan Ruck ~ Actor
Alan Shepard ~ Astronaut
Alan Silvestri ~ Musician
Alan Thicke ~ Actor
Alan Tudyk ~ Actor
Alan Young ~ Actor

Alan Numerology

Want to know how your name choice may effect your child?

Then take a look at the Numerological Report For Alan.

It may give you some insight about your new baby.

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Alan Name Fun

Would you like to fingerspell the name Alan in American Sign Language?

Then just follow the diagram below.

Be creative with the name Alan.

Just for fun, see the name Alan in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.

Learn about nautical flags and see your name or message written in nautical flags, on the Alan in Nautical Flags page.