Alasdair vs Alan

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

Name A

Alasdair

Boy name · Rank #3748

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Name B

Alan

Boy name · Rank #167

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Metric Alasdair Alan
Current Rank #3748 #167
Total Births (all years) 525 363,313
Peak Year 2021 1955
Peak Year Births 37 9,037
Peak Decade 2010s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1989 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Alasdair Alan
1880s - 51
1890s - 144
1900s - 293
1910s - 2,020
1920s - 7,013
1930s - 16,374
1940s - 50,302
1950s - 83,976
1960s - 61,392
1970s - 24,813
1980s 5 26,825
1990s 43 24,094
2000s 85 29,647
2010s 225 24,199
2020s 167 12,170

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alasdair Alan
2014 29 2,500
2015 36 2,487
2016 22 2,630
2017 21 2,442
2018 23 2,250
2019 19 2,142
2020 21 1,966
2021 37 1,931
2022 21 2,006
2023 30 2,164
2024 30 2,188
2025 28 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, 1989–2025.

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