# Alon (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/alon/  
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 | Hebrew |
| Meaning | “oak tree” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,212 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,188 / 24 (2% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 20, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Four main origins: * Borrowed from Macedonian Alen; * Borrowed from English Alan; * Borrowed from Hebrew אַלּוֹן (alon, “oak tree”). * Borrowed from Tagalog Alon; this surname is predominantly found in Bangsamoro region.

## What it means

Alon is grouped under forest.

## 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, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6 | 10,904 |
| 1997 | 6 | 12,156 |
| 2004 | 6 | 14,274 |
| 2008 | 6 | 15,512 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14 | 5,963 |
| 2012 | 19 | 4,868 |
| 2013 | 22 | 4,322 |
| 2014 | 19 | 4,877 |
| 2015 | 12 | 6,690 |
| 2016 | 31 | 3,527 |
| 2017 | 24 | 4,228 |
| 2018 | 31 | 3,533 |
| 2019 | 21 | 4,645 |
| 2020 | 22 | 4,432 |
| 2021 | 21 | 4,636 |
| 2022 | 33 | 3,468 |
| 2023 | 30 | 3,716 |
| 2024 | 22 | 4,573 |
| 2025 | 18 | 5,216 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4 | 2,425 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2,636 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3,822 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3,688 |

## People named Alon

- Alon Greenfeld, chess player
- Alon Abelski, German footballer

## 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.