The first name Alen
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 boys were named Alen, making it the 4,275th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2005, with 10 births (#1,716).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alen with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alen at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 36 boys born in the United States were named Alen, the 3,244th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 83 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.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Alen
11 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Alen AvdićBosnian-Herzegovinian footballer (born 1977)
- Alen HalilovićCroatian association football player, born 1996
- Alen BokšićCroatian footballer, born 1970
- Alen SimonyanArmenian television presenter, actor, producer and politician (born 1980)
- Alen IslamovićBosnian musician, born 1957
- Alen PeternacCroatian footballer, born 1972
- Alen StanešićCroatian association football player, born 1983
- Alen PamićCroatian footballer (1989-2013)
- Alen ŠkoroBosnia and Herzegovina footballer, born 1981
- Alen BašićBosnian footballer, born 1980
- Alain BerbérianFrench filmmaker (1953–2017)
Questions
- How popular is the name Alen?
- In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Alen, ranking 4,275th. Its peak was 2005, with 10 births.
- Is Alen a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 2,371 US babies named Alen since 1880 were boys.
- When was Alen most popular?
- 2005 in the United States, when 83 babies were named Alen, its highest rank at 1,635th.
- What name is Alen a form of?
- Alen is a form of Alan.
- What are other spellings of Alen?
- Alan, Allan and Allen.