Alan is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “deer.” In 2024 it was given to 2,183 boys in the United States.
Alan belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “deer” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Alan first appears in Social Security records in 1882. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #40 in 1951, and in 2024 2,183 babies received the name — 361,388 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Alan means “deer” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Alan is a boy name. In 2024, 2,183 babies received the name in the US.
Alan comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Alan first appears in US records in 1882. Its best-ever ranking was #40 in 1951, and 2,183 babies were given the name in 2024.
Alan is pronounced /ˈæl.ən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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