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Alen

Boy

Meaning of Alen: Breton: 'handsome'

Alen is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3155th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3155

36 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,371

First recorded 1918 · peak 2005

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 18 babies1982: 14 babies1983: 19 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 22 babies1987: 17 babies1988: 22 babies1989: 20 babies1990: 24 babies19901991: 37 babies1992: 36 babies1993: 27 babies1994: 27 babies1995: 25 babies1996: 38 babies1997: 34 babies1998: 38 babies1999: 38 babies2000: 59 babies20002001: 63 babies2002: 43 babies2003: 62 babies2004: 68 babies2005: 83 babies2006: 62 babies2007: 71 babies2008: 60 babies2009: 49 babies2010: 47 babies20102011: 46 babies2012: 49 babies2013: 47 babies2014: 51 babies2015: 51 babies2016: 48 babies2017: 38 babies2018: 35 babies2019: 31 babies2020: 40 babies20202021: 44 babies2022: 45 babies2023: 39 babies2024: 52 babies2025: 36 babies
US babies named Alen per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 83.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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