US rank #11530 Boys' name Peak 2012 159 births

Alano — #11530 US boys' name

159 babies named Alano in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s642010s622020s33
#11530
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Alano was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

13 babies were named Alano in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alano

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Alano between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alano currently holds the #11530 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alano performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alano shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alano in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 159 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alano at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

159

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2012

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,530

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alano popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
13
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
468101214 2024202020162012200720042000 10

Alano by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
64 births that decade — 40% of Alano's all-time total
2000s642010s622020s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alano?
159 babies have been named Alano since 2000. It currently ranks #11530 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 13 births.
When was Alano most popular?
Alano was most popular in the 2000s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Alano been used?
Alano has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alano?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alan, Alain, Alaric, Alastair, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.