Alanson vs Alan

Side-by-side comparison of Alanson and Alan - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Alanson

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Name B

Alan

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Metric Alanson Alan
Current Rank Unranked #167
Total Births (all years) 185 363,313
Peak Year 1927 1955
Peak Year Births 12 9,037
Peak Decade 1920s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Alanson Alan
1880s - 51
1890s - 144
1900s - 293
1910s 41 2,020
1920s 68 7,013
1930s - 16,374
1940s 24 50,302
1950s 37 83,976
1960s - 61,392
1970s 5 24,813
1980s 5 26,825
1990s 5 24,094
2000s - 29,647
2010s - 24,199
2020s - 12,170

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alanson Alan
2014 - 2,500
2015 - 2,487
2016 - 2,630
2017 - 2,442
2018 - 2,250
2019 - 2,142
2020 - 1,966
2021 - 1,931
2022 - 2,006
2023 - 2,164
2024 - 2,188
2025 - 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, 1912–1993.

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