babyNamedAlain
“stag”
Boy’s name, of French origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,649th
- births in 2023–2025
- 60
- babies born in France
- 1 in 30,303
- −4.3% a year recently
- Falling
- record year (since 1900)
- 1950
Meaning and origin of Alain
Alain means “stag” and is of French origin.
Popularity of Alain in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1950.
- Over recent years, Alain has been falling (−4.3% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Alain every 152 schools.
Alain in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
132 babies in 3 years1 boy in 38,951−2.8% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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