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Baby name
Alan
Boy
Origin of the name
Alan is a name of Celtic origin, brought to England by Bretons who came with William the Conqueror. Its meaning is uncertain.
Classic name
363,313births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 43rank at its peak, in 1955
Where babies named Alan are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Alan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Alan is most common in Hawaii (2.1 times), Vermont (1.7) and Rhode Island (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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