Alain
Alain was the 2836th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 998th; the most babies were born in 1988 (92). Over the last ten years it has moved down 535 places. More babies were named Alain in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,836 boys, down 216 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198892 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,986babies recorded
Alain popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 1976.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,836 | 44 |
| 2020 | #2,620 | 48 |
| 2010 | #2,355 | 54 |
| 2000 | #1,927 | 54 |
| 1990 | #1,259 | 77 |
| 1980 | #1,343 | 49 |
| 1970 | #1,261 | 43 |
| 1960 | #1,486 | 29 |
| 1950 | #1,701 | 19 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alain, counting every spelling?
Alain is the most common spelling of a name family that had 62 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 62 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alain | 44 | #2,836 | 228 |
| Alon | 18 | #5,216 | 124 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alain?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alain (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Alain born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alain.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alain?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Alain are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 18 and 45. That makes Alain mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alain by state
How common Alain was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (3.3×), Texas (2.1×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alain: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alain, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alain
How popular is the name Alain?
Alain was the 2836th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 998th; the most babies were born in 1988 (92). Over the last ten years it has moved down 535 places. More babies were named Alain in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Alain a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Alain in the US.
Where is Alain most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alain was most common in Florida (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Kentucky.