Boys' name · since 1918
Alen
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 2,371 babies named Alen, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,974 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,256 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,371
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,371 babies have been named Alen since 1918, making it today's #3256 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Alen recorded 2,371 times among boys since 1918, holding rank #3256 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #2,974 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,256 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,371 born since 1918
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alen ranks #2,974 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,256 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,371 born since 1918, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,974 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,256 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,371
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alen's 2,371 recorded births place it above 93.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alen compares
2,371 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alen's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,371 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alen's full recorded timeline at 1977, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 83 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Alen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (620 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Alen's strongest decade.
620 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Alen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 48
1920s
48 births
- 1930s 32
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 79
1940s
79 births
- 1950s 107
1950s
107 births
- 1960s 140
1960s
140 births
- 1970s 130
1970s
130 births
- 1980s 187
1980s
187 births
- 1990s
1990s
324 births
- 2000s
2000s
620 births
- 2010s
2010s
443 births
- 2020s
2020s
256 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 620 births (26% of all-time use).
How Alen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alen's total volume
Alen by state
Where Alen concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 354 | 14.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 173 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 81 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 50 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 34 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 7 | 0.3% |
354 of 2,371 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Alen appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alen's data
- Alen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (620 total births) through the 2020s (256) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alens (354 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~107 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.