# Alen (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/alen/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Alan, Allan, Allen |
| US babies named this | 2,371 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,371 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 101, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 46 | 2,629 |
| 2012 | 49 | 2,518 |
| 2013 | 47 | 2,564 |
| 2014 | 51 | 2,463 |
| 2015 | 51 | 2,458 |
| 2016 | 48 | 2,588 |
| 2017 | 38 | 3,073 |
| 2018 | 35 | 3,246 |
| 2019 | 31 | 3,573 |
| 2020 | 40 | 2,928 |
| 2021 | 44 | 2,821 |
| 2022 | 45 | 2,831 |
| 2023 | 39 | 3,120 |
| 2024 | 52 | 2,563 |
| 2025 | 36 | 3,244 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 2,775 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3,865 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3,416 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3,315 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2,964 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3,908 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,023 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3,011 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3,848 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3,451 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3,048 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,107 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3,254 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4,275 |

## People named Alen

- Alen Avdić, Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer (born 1977)
- Alen Halilović, Croatian association football player
- Alen Bokšić, Croatian footballer
- Alen Simonyan, Armenian television presenter, actor, producer and politician (born 1980)
- Alen Islamović, Bosnian musician
- Alen Peternac, Croatian footballer
- Alen Stanešić, Croatian association football player
- Alen Pamić, Croatian footballer (1989-2013)
- Alen Škoro, Bosnia and Herzegovina footballer
- Alen Bašić, Bosnian footballer
- Alain Berbérian, French filmmaker (1953–2017)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.