Alan

Meaning and origin of Alan

Popularity of Alan in France since 1986

• It peaked in 1999.
• Over recent years, Alan has been falling (−4.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Alan every 18 schools, all spellings combined.

Alan in English-speaking countries

Alan ranks 173^rd in United States and 257^th in Ireland, against 430^th in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  173^rd boys’ name6,267 babies in 3 years1 boy in 820+0.5% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  257^th boys’ name51 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,408

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  380^th boys’ name27 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,220

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  461^st boys’ name76 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,236−2% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  523^rd boys’ name222 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,722−13.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  728^th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,362

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Alan and Alân are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Alân5
• Allan110
• Alann5
• Alhan5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Alan

• Armel
• Morgan
• Yann
• Nolann
• Emrys
• Bryan
• Liham
• Tristan
• Ivan
• Erwan
• Kevin
• Ryan

See also

• →French names of Celtic origin