Gender
Origin
- French
- Handsome
- Gaelic
- Bright
Syllables
2
Themes
- Arthurian Legend
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alain
Pronunciation
a-lain
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1988 (rank #1031, 91 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2833, 44 births)
- Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #8151, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | – |
| 2024 | 37 | – |
| 2023 | 51 | – |
| 2022 | 49 | – |
| 2021 | 47 | – |
| 2020 | 48 | – |
| 2019 | 49 | – |
| 2018 | 61 | – |
| 2017 | 55 | – |
| 2016 | 55 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #3357, 5 births); most recent 2015 (rank #3906, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1950 (rank #3, 24,047 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1461, 21 births)
- Girls: peak in 1957 (rank #1256, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | – |
| 2022 | 25 | – |
| 2021 | 27 | – |
| 2020 | 22 | – |
| 2019 | 37 | – |
| 2018 | 29 | – |
| 2017 | 29 | – |
| 2016 | 42 | – |
| 2015 | 34 | – |
| 2014 | 35 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1987 (rank #249, 5 births); most recent 2004 (rank #506, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1988 (rank #271, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1970 (rank #324, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
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| 2018 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence