Alon
Alon was the 5216th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 2363rd; the most babies were born in 2022 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,474 places. More babies were named Alon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,216 boys, down 784 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202233 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,212babies recorded
Alon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 24 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,216 | 18 |
| 2020 | #4,432 | 22 |
| 2010 | #4,687 | 20 |
| 2000 | #3,925 | 20 |
| 1990 | #2,955 | 21 |
| 1980 | #3,847 | 10 |
| 1970 | #3,531 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alon, counting every spelling?
Alon is a spelling of Alain, 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 Alon?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Alon 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 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alon?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Alon are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 12 and 38. That makes Alon mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Alon by state
How common Alon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Alon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alon
How popular is the name Alon?
Alon was the 5216th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 2363rd; the most babies were born in 2022 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,474 places. More babies were named Alon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Alon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Alon in the US.
Where is Alon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alon was most common in New York (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.