How Many People Are Named Alen?
An estimated 2,137 people in the United States have the first name Alen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Alen peaked in popularity in 2005 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,137
About 1 in 160,390 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2005
83 births
Total Registered
2,335
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alen
Alen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,335 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Alen as a male name
Ranked #2,550 in 2024
52 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (83 births)
Alen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alen span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 620 babies were registered. While Alen is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Alen by Decade
How has Alen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alen by State
Birth registrations for Alen span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Michigan, Iowa, Missouri. On average, about 79 Alens were registered per state.
Alen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alen?
We estimate approximately 2,137 people named Alen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 160,390 Americans share this first name.
Is Alen a common name?
Alen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,335 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alen most popular?
Alen reached peak popularity in 2005, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alen is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alen a male name?
Alen is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alen Smith, Alen Johnson, Alen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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