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.

Name A

Al

Boy name · Rank #8992

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Name B

Alan

Boy name · Rank #167

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Metric Al Alan
Current Rank #8992 #167
Total Births (all years) 17,079 363,313
Peak Year 1959 1955
Peak Year Births 440 9,037
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Al Alan
1880s 209 51
1890s 228 144
1900s 385 293
1910s 1,227 2,020
1920s 1,428 7,013
1930s 1,924 16,374
1940s 2,345 50,302
1950s 3,219 83,976
1960s 2,520 61,392
1970s 1,409 24,813
1980s 972 26,825
1990s 620 24,094
2000s 324 29,647
2010s 191 24,199
2020s 78 12,170

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Al Alan
2014 14 2,500
2015 19 2,487
2016 17 2,630
2017 20 2,442
2018 26 2,250
2019 13 2,142
2020 19 1,966
2021 12 1,931
2022 11 2,006
2023 16 2,164
2024 8 2,188
2025 12 1,915

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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