Alan
Alan is a distinctive choice, ranked #539 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Alan in their class.
About the Name Alan
Alan has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 294 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #163 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Alan is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Alan in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #167, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Alan
- Alan Dershowitz — Alan Morton Dershowitz is an American lawyer and law professor known for his work in U.S. constitutional and criminal law.
- Alan S. Armstrong — Alan Stuart Armstrong is an American businessman and politician serving since 2026 as the junior United States senator from Oklahoma.
- Alan Turing — Alan Mathison Turing was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Alan
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Alan
Almost certainly the only Alan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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