The first name Alain

Alain last appeared in the official list in 2015, given to 4 boys. It peaked in 2014, with 5 births (#3,362).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alain with other names.

In 2025, 44 boys born in the United States were named Alain, the 2,836th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1988, when 92 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Alain Delon
  French actor (1935–2024)
• Alain Prost
  French racing driver (born 1955)
• Alain Resnais
  French film director (1922–2014)
• Alain Aspect
  French physicist, born 1947
• Alain Badiou
  French writer and philosopher, born 1937
• Alain Robbe-Grillet
  French author and film director (1922–2008)
• Alain Juppé
  92nd Prime Minister of France (born 1945)
• Alain Poher
  French politician (1909-1996)
• Alain Connes
  French mathematician, born 1947
• Alain de Benoist
  French political theorist, born 1943
• Alain Giresse
  French football manager (born 1952)
• Alain Touraine
  French sociologist (1925–2023)

• Henry
• Louis
• Pierre
• Austin
• André
• Henri
• François
• Jacques
• Georges
• Marcel
• Marc
• Antoine
• Alexandre
• Eduard
• Ray
• Guillaume

All 210 names of French origin

What does the name Alain mean?

Borrowed from French Alain.

What is the origin of the name Alain?

Borrowed from French Alain.

How popular is the name Alain?

In 2015, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Alain, ranking 3,908th. Its peak was 2014, with 5 births.

Is Alain a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 3,986 US babies named Alain since 1880 were boys.

When was Alain most popular?

1988 in the United States, when 92 babies were named Alain, its highest rank at 1,023rd.