Alastair vs Alan

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

Name A

Alastair

Boy name · Rank #2376

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Name B

Alan

Boy name · Rank #167

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Metric Alastair Alan
Current Rank #2376 #167
Total Births (all years) 1,364 363,313
Peak Year 2025 1955
Peak Year Births 67 9,037
Peak Decade 2010s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Alastair Alan
1880s - 51
1890s - 144
1900s - 293
1910s - 2,020
1920s 17 7,013
1930s - 16,374
1940s 6 50,302
1950s - 83,976
1960s 10 61,392
1970s 48 24,813
1980s 145 26,825
1990s 152 24,094
2000s 230 29,647
2010s 420 24,199
2020s 336 12,170

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alastair Alan
2014 36 2,500
2015 47 2,487
2016 50 2,630
2017 61 2,442
2018 46 2,250
2019 62 2,142
2020 39 1,966
2021 61 1,931
2022 50 2,006
2023 60 2,164
2024 59 2,188
2025 67 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, 1922–2025.

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