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Alen

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Alen: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1999–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1999 to 2025, ranging from #1716 to #4812.200020042012201620212025#1716#4812
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1999#2943
2000#3036
2001#2587
2002#3225
2003#3467
2004#3651
2005#1716
2008#2775
2010#3865
2012#3416
2013#3315
2014#2964
2015#3908
2016#4023
2017#4812
2018#3011
2020#3848
2021#3451
2022#3048
2023#4107
2024#3254
2025#4275

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 22 of the 27 years from 1999 to 2025.

In 2008: #698 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2775 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1986–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1986

    First recorded at #317 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1986–2008

    Highest recorded position: #317 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1986 (recorded 1986–2008).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1986 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #317 in Republic of Ireland in 1986.

Alen's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#42754HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#32546HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#41074HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#30486HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#34515HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#38484HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#30116HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#48123HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#40234HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#39084HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#29646HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#33155HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#34165HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#38654HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#27756HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#171610HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#34673HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32253HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#25874HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#29433HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#5183HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#3173HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Alen is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Alen, between 1986 and 2025, in 23 of those 40 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1986England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 200519862025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1986–20083#317 in 1986
England and Wales1999–202522#1716 in 2005

Its high point came 19 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1986) than in England and Wales (2005).

No registrar recorded it for 12 years after 1986; it appears again in 1999.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Alen

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1986–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1986 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #317 in Republic of Ireland in 1986. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.