Breton origin
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A name. A world of connections.
A given name in English, Spanish and 7 more
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Alen is a masculine given name documented in English, Spanish, Polish and 6 other languages.
Separate records with matching spellings: Alén (Galician), Alèn (st-eed0c1b3b0)
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.
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12 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Statistics + language records
United States, 2025: 36 boys (rank 3240). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Alen
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | 5 | 4,179 | observed |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | 5 | 4,286 | observed |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | 7 | 3,532 | observed |
| 1923 | 5 | 4,239 | observed |
| 1924 | 7 | 3,505 | observed |
| 1925 | 11 | 2,588 | observed |
| 1926 | 8 | 3,139 | observed |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | 5 | 4,151 | observed |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | 5 | 4,001 | observed |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | 8 | 2,719 | observed |
| 1936 | 6 | 3,147 | observed |
| 1937 | 5 | 3,518 | observed |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | 8 | 2,609 | observed |
| 1940 | 9 | 2,478 | observed |
| 1941 | 8 | 2,656 | observed |
| 1942 | 5 | 3,560 | observed |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | 10 | 2,309 | observed |
| 1945 | 8 | 2,574 | observed |
| 1946 | 10 | 2,403 | observed |
| 1947 | 10 | 2,498 | observed |
| 1948 | 12 | 2,218 | observed |
| 1949 | 7 | 3,019 | observed |
| 1950 | 8 | 2,770 | observed |
| 1951 | 12 | 2,246 | observed |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | 8 | 2,905 | observed |
| 1954 | 13 | 2,207 | observed |
| 1955 | 10 | 2,558 | observed |
| 1956 | 15 | 2,091 | observed |
| 1957 | 16 | 2,019 | observed |
| 1958 | 12 | 2,370 | observed |
| 1959 | 13 | 2,295 | observed |
| 1960 | 16 | 2,042 | observed |
| 1961 | 18 | 1,948 | observed |
| 1962 | 17 | 1,962 | observed |
| 1963 | 14 | 2,200 | observed |
| 1964 | 17 | 1,975 | observed |
| 1965 | 13 | 2,270 | observed |
| 1966 | 19 | 1,757 | observed |
| 1967 | 9 | 2,760 | observed |
| 1968 | 8 | 3,107 | observed |
| 1969 | 9 | 3,062 | observed |
| 1970 | 10 | 3,071 | observed |
| 1971 | 12 | 2,813 | observed |
| 1972 | 12 | 2,819 | observed |
| 1973 | 20 | 2,036 | observed |
| 1974 | 14 | 2,674 | observed |
| 1975 | 7 | 4,309 | observed |
| 1976 | 16 | 2,601 | observed |
| 1977 | 11 | 3,386 | observed |
| 1978 | 10 | 3,614 | observed |
| 1979 | 18 | 2,568 | observed |
| 1980 | 27 | 2,003 | observed |
| 1981 | 18 | 2,569 | observed |
| 1982 | 14 | 3,108 | observed |
| 1983 | 19 | 2,493 | observed |
| 1984 | 12 | 3,459 | observed |
| 1985 | 16 | 2,942 | observed |
| 1986 | 22 | 2,429 | observed |
| 1987 | 17 | 2,942 | observed |
| 1988 | 22 | 2,599 | observed |
| 1989 | 20 | 2,989 | observed |
| 1990 | 24 | 2,695 | observed |
| 1991 | 37 | 2,019 | observed |
| 1992 | 36 | 2,128 | observed |
| 1993 | 27 | 2,641 | observed |
| 1994 | 27 | 2,685 | observed |
| 1995 | 25 | 2,847 | observed |
| 1996 | 38 | 2,183 | observed |
| 1997 | 34 | 2,396 | observed |
| 1998 | 38 | 2,312 | observed |
| 1999 | 38 | 2,347 | observed |
| 2000 | 59 | 1,815 | observed |
| 2001 | 63 | 1,777 | observed |
| 2002 | 43 | 2,372 | observed |
| 2003 | 62 | 1,885 | observed |
| 2004 | 68 | 1,815 | observed |
| 2005 | 83 | 1,635 | observed |
| 2006 | 62 | 2,102 | observed |
| 2007 | 71 | 1,972 | observed |
| 2008 | 60 | 2,207 | observed |
| 2009 | 49 | 2,560 | observed |
| 2010 | 47 | 2,579 | observed |
| 2011 | 46 | 2,626 | observed |
| 2012 | 49 | 2,517 | observed |
| 2013 | 47 | 2,562 | observed |
| 2014 | 51 | 2,461 | observed |
| 2015 | 51 | 2,457 | observed |
| 2016 | 48 | 2,587 | observed |
| 2017 | 38 | 3,071 | observed |
| 2018 | 35 | 3,240 | observed |
| 2019 | 31 | 3,571 | observed |
| 2020 | 40 | 2,925 | observed |
| 2021 | 44 | 2,819 | observed |
| 2022 | 45 | 2,830 | observed |
| 2023 | 39 | 3,117 | observed |
| 2024 | 52 | 2,559 | observed |
| 2025 | 36 | 3,240 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Alen” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Croatian association football player
Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer (born 1977)
Croatian footballer
Serbian association football player (born 1991)
Armenian television presenter, actor, producer and politician (born 1980)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
