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Baby name
Alain
Boy
Origin of the name
Alain is the French form of Alan. Its origin is debated: for some, it comes from a Celtic word; for others, it recalls the Alans, a people who settled in Gaul.
Classic name
3,980births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 1021rank at its peak, in 1988
Where babies named Alain are born
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Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Alain is most common in Florida (7.6 times), New York (3.4) and California (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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