Boys' name · since 1926
Alon
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 1,188 babies named Alon, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,610 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,240 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,188
- born since 1926
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alon is the #5240 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,188 recorded since 1926.
Alon has 1,188 recorded births among boys since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5240 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #4,610 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,240 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,188 born since 1926
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alon ranks #4,610 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,240 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,188 born since 1926, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,610 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,240 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,188
- born since 1926
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alon's 1,188 recorded births place it above 89.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Alon compares
1,188 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Alon's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,188 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alon splits its recorded history at 1993: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Alon popularity over time - girls
24 total births recorded since 1989 (Alon as girls' name)
Alon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (240 births, 20% of the file).
2000s was Alon's strongest decade.
240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Alon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s
1970s
134 births
- 1980s
1980s
160 births
- 1990s
1990s
222 births
- 2000s
2000s
240 births
- 2010s
2010s
213 births
- 2020s
2020s
146 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 240 births (20% of all-time use).
How Alon 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 Alon's total volume
Alon by state
Where Alon concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 123 | 10.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 123 | 10.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
123 of 1,188 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Alon's data
- Alon's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (240 total births) through the 2020s (146) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alons (123 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Alon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1926–2025 (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 Alon 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.