Alan has been given to about 364,389 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1955, which makes it a midcentury name.
Alan ranks 191st among American boys in 2025, with 1,915 born that year. Its best year was 1955, when 9,052 babies were given the name, ranking 43rd. The typical living American called Alan is about 60 years old today. It is relatively most common in Delaware, where it accounts for 0.12% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.