Description of the name "Alan"
Alan is most popular name in Hawaii of US for all generations. And most popular Boy name of Baby Boomers in West. The Short-term(recent 3 years) Trend of this Boy name is stalled, And The Long-term(recent 25 years) Trend is stalled.The popularity of this name is recently(3-years to 2022) stalled for male in MidWest, stalled for male in Northeast, stalled for male in South, stalled for male in West, and stalled for male in MidWeststalled for male in Northeaststalled for male in Southstalled for male in West
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Visualized Trend by Regions for 'Alan'Visualized Trend by States for 'Alan'
The total number and actual popularities of births of the name "Alan"
Years with the same rank do not necessarily indicate the same number of births. Name data come from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.The rankings of the name "Alan" by years
Name Rankings by Generations
In the G.I. Generation(1901~1927), the popularity of name "Alan" is 262nd out of 1654 names.
In the Silent Generation(1928~1945), the popularity of name "Alan" is 96th out of 1332 names.
In the Baby Boomers(1946~1964), the popularity of name "Alan" is 47th out of 1361 names.
In the Generation X (Gen X)(1965~1980), the popularity of name "Alan" is 94th out of 1399 names.
In the Millennials (Gen Y)(1981~1996), the popularity of name "Alan" is 114th out of 1406 names.
In the Generation Z (Gen Z or Zoomers)(1997~2012), the popularity of name "Alan" is 148th out of 1436 names.
In the Generation Alpha(2013~2023), the popularity of name "Alan" is 167th out of 1274 names.
Name Rankings by Generations and Regions
| TOP(%) | MidWest | Northeast | South | West |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.I. Generation (1901~1927) |
- | - | - | - |
| Silent Generation (1928~1945) |
- | - | - | - |
| Baby Boomers (1946~1964) |
27.42% 51st/186 |
24.06% 45th/187 |
33.95% 73rd/215 |
22.41% 54th/241 |
| Generation X (Gen X) (1965~1980) |
31.88% 88th/276 |
23.69% 68th/287 |
39.59% 135th/341 |
28.20% 108th/383 |
| Millennials (Gen Y) (1981~1996) |
44.60% 128th/287 |
39.80% 117th/294 |
51.06% 192nd/376 |
36.46% 144th/395 |
| Generation Z (Gen Z or Zoomers) (1997~2012) |
64.91% 222nd/342 |
- |
35.96% 160th/445 |
23.06% 107th/464 |
| Generation Alpha (2013~2023) |
- | - |
38.90% 149th/383 |
28.40% 121st/426 |
Popularities by States
In this context, popularity is determined by dividing the number of births with a specific name in a given state by the total number of births in that state. This method provides an absolute measure of popularity that remains unaffected by population size.