Al vs Alan
Side-by-side comparison of Al and Alan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Al Alan Current Rank #8953 #167 Total Births (all years) 17,068 361,388 Peak Year 1959 1955 Peak Year Births 440 9,033 Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 1880 1882
Births by Decade Decade Al Alan 1880ss 209 51 1890ss 228 144 1900ss 385 293 1910ss 1,227 2,020 1920ss 1,428 7,013 1930ss 1,924 16,374 1940ss 2,345 50,302 1950ss 3,220 83,977 1960ss 2,520 61,390 1970ss 1,409 24,814 1980ss 972 26,824 1990ss 620 24,094 2000ss 324 29,647 2010ss 191 24,196 2020ss 66 10,249
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Al Alan 2014 14 2,499 2015 19 2,487 2016 17 2,630 2017 20 2,442 2018 26 2,250 2019 13 2,141 2020 19 1,966 2021 12 1,931 2022 11 2,005 2023 16 2,164 2024 8 2,183