US rank #4587 Boys' name Peak 2022 1,169 births

Alon — #4587 US boys' name

1,169 babies named Alon in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s51940s51950s81960s491970s1341980s1601990s2222000s2402010s2132020s128
#4587
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 68% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Alon was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

33 babies were named Alon in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,169 babies named Alon between 1926 and 2024, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alon currently holds the #4587 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 240 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Alon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 123 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Alon in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alon 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 1,169 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.

Alon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,169

Since 1926

99 years of records

Peak year

2022

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,587

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1926

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1926

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
33
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
010203040 202420152006199719881979197019311926 5

Alon popularity over time — girls

24 total births recorded since 1989 (Alon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 24 births
6 2008200419971989 6

Alon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
240 births that decade — 21% of Alon's all-time total
1920s51930s51940s51950s81960s491970s1341980s1601990s2222000s2402010s2132020s128

Alon by state

Where Alon concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Alon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
123 10.5%
#2 New York
123 10.5%
#3 Georgia
5 0.4%
California share of Alon's total US births 10.5%
Even split

123 of 1,169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alon?
1,169 babies have been named Alon since 1926. It currently ranks #4587 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 33 births.
When was Alon most popular?
Alon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 240 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Alon most popular?
The top states for the name Alon are California (123 births), New York (123 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Alon been used?
Alon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 99 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alonzo, Alonso, Aloysius, Alonza, 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, 1926–2024 (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.