Alain Boy
How popular is Alain?
#2,832 boy name in 2025
44 baby boys were named Alain in the US in 2025, making it the 2832nd most popular boy name.
Alain popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,832 for boys (▲ 382 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 44 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-23% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,299 in 2015, #2,616 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1988 (92 boys) |
| Highest rank | #997 in 1985 |
| First recorded | 1942 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Alain counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alan family of names ranked #134 for boys in 2025 (#121 the year before), with 2,835 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alan | 1,915 | 68% |
| Allen | 507 | 18% |
| Allan | 223 | 8% |
| Aylan | 72 | 3% |
| Alain | 44 | 2% |
| Alen | 36 | 1% |
| Alon | 18 | 1% |
| Ailan | 7 | 0% |
| Alann | 7 | 0% |
| Aylon | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Alain is most popular
Babies named Alain per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (26 boys)
Alain by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 53 | #2,217 |
| 1950s | 183 | #1,587 |
| 1960s | 358 | #1,087 |
| 1970s | 457 | #1,019 |
| 1980s | 738 | #997 |
| 1990s | 676 | #1,248 |
| 2000s | 656 | #1,558 |
| 2010s | 583 | #1,902 |
| 2020s | 276 | #2,574 |
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Questions
- Is Alain a boy or girl name?
- Alain is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Alain were boys.
- How popular is the name Alain?
- 44 baby boys were named Alain in the US in 2025, making it the 2832nd most popular boy name.
- When was Alain most popular?
- Alain peaked in 1988, when 92 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #997 in 1985.
- How many people are named Alain?
- 3,986 babies have been named Alain in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,730 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 33.
- Where is Alain most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alain was most common in Florida, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.