Alan vs Aleksandrs
Alan and Aleksandrscompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2013, Alan was ranked #76 and Aleksandrs #711 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 1992, Alan was ranked #334 and Aleksandrs #445 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Alan was ranked #472 and Aleksandrs #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Alan and Aleksandrs over time
Alan and Aleksandrs appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Alan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Aleksandrs in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alan and Aleksandrs changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1961 and 1992, ending at #334 and #445.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Alan #170 in 2015, Aleksandrs #1796 in 2013.
List by list
Norway · Boys21 shared years, 1961–1992
Alan held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Aleksandrs in 3.
Highest recorded here: Alan #241 in 1981, Aleksandrs #336 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Alan #334, Aleksandrs #445.
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 2007–2022
Alan held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Aleksandrs in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alan #170 in 2015, Aleksandrs #1796 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Alan #472, Aleksandrs #4789.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Alan | Aleksandrs |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Exact meaning uncertain — possibly Brythonic for 'little rock', or from the tribal name of the Alans, an Iranian people who migrated into Europe in the 4th-5th centuries. Used in Brittany from at least the 6th century, brought to England by Breton settlers after the Norman Conquest. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Uncertain (Brythonic or Alan-tribal) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæl.ən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 64/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alan has a recorded origin (Uncertain (Brythonic or Alan-tribal)); Aleksandrs does not have one recorded yet.
- Alan has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Aleksandrs.
- A meaning is recorded for Alan; Aleksandrs doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Alan
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #253 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #539 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Aleksandrs
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #458 among boys in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1961–1992
Highest recorded position: #336 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1961–1992).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4789 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys