The baby name Alan appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1955 with 11,845 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Alan has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 48 |
| 1911 | 20 |
| 1912 | 71 |
| 1913 | 115 |
| 1914 | 137 |
| 1915 | 193 |
| 1916 | 236 |
| 1917 | 291 |
| 1918 | 313 |
| 1919 | 297 |
| 1920 | 420 |
| 1921 | 366 |
| 1922 | 461 |
| 1923 | 610 |
| 1924 | 677 |
| 1925 | 842 |
| 1926 | 909 |
| 1927 | 866 |
| 1928 | 1,016 |
| 1929 | 1,232 |
| 1930 | 1,482 |
| 1931 | 1,672 |
| 1932 | 1,572 |
| 1933 | 1,587 |
| 1934 | 1,639 |
| 1935 | 1,656 |
| 1936 | 2,101 |
| 1937 | 2,216 |
| 1938 | 2,627 |
| 1939 | 2,618 |
| 1940 | 2,735 |
| 1941 | 3,085 |
| 1942 | 3,819 |
| 1943 | 4,572 |
| 1944 | 5,152 |
| 1945 | 5,870 |
| 1946 | 7,077 |
| 1947 | 5 |
| 1947 | 9,567 |
| 1948 | 9,388 |
| 1949 | 9,077 |
| 1950 | 9,504 |
| 1951 | 10,205 |
| 1952 | 10,088 |
| 1953 | 10,869 |
| 1954 | 10,725 |
| 1955 | 11,845 |
| 1956 | 11,193 |
| 1957 | 10,283 |
| 1958 | 10,354 |
| 1959 | 9,846 |
| 1960 | 10,429 |
| 1961 | 10,359 |
| 1962 | 9,438 |
| 1963 | 8,935 |
| 1964 | 8,369 |
| 1965 | 7,395 |
| 1966 | 6,091 |
| 1967 | 5,632 |
| 1968 | 4,784 |
| 1969 | 4,651 |
| 1970 | 4,102 |
| 1971 | 3,718 |
| 1972 | 3,007 |
| 1973 | 2,636 |
| 1974 | 2,570 |
| 1975 | 2,513 |
| 1976 | 2,455 |
| 1977 | 2,628 |
| 1978 | 2,396 |
| 1979 | 2,662 |
| 1980 | 3,264 |
| 1981 | 2,828 |
| 1982 | 2,902 |
| 1983 | 3,143 |
| 1984 | 2,793 |
| 1985 | 2,643 |
| 1986 | 3,117 |
| 1987 | 2,561 |
| 1988 | 2,789 |
| 1989 | 2,731 |
| 1990 | 2,473 |
| 1991 | 2,355 |
| 1992 | 2,474 |
| 1993 | 2,435 |
| 1994 | 2,385 |
| 1995 | 2,190 |
| 1996 | 2,200 |
| 1997 | 1,984 |
| 1998 | 1,976 |
| 1999 | 2,127 |
| 2000 | 2,232 |
| 2001 | 2,451 |
| 2002 | 2,152 |
| 2003 | 2,495 |
| 2004 | 2,618 |
| 2005 | 3,185 |
| 2006 | 3,430 |
| 2007 | 2,954 |
| 2008 | 2,838 |
| 2009 | 2,772 |
| 2010 | 2,419 |
| 2011 | 2,229 |
| 2012 | 2,480 |
| 2013 | 2,897 |
| 2014 | 2,398 |
| 2015 | 2,963 |
| 2016 | 3,315 |
| 2017 | 2,635 |
| 2018 | 2,390 |
| 2019 | 2,354 |
| 2020 | 1,666 |
| 2021 | 1,979 |
| 2022 | 2,035 |
| 2023 | 2,143 |
| 2024 | 2,308 |