How Many People Are Named Alan Franck?
There are approximately 3 people named Alan Franck living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Alan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Franck. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
3
1 in 114,251,446 Americans
Combination Rarity
Very Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Alan: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Alan. The peak year was 1955 with 9,048 births. The average person named Alan today is 51 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Alan
In the 2020 Census, the first name Alan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (70.83%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (18.15%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (5.16%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Alan in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Alan rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Franck Surname
The surname Franck was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Franck in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Alan" has an estimated frequency of 0.0826% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Franck" appears at a rate of 1.17 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Alan are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 3 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Alan Franck: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Alan Franck?
We estimate approximately 3 people named Alan Franck are alive in the United States today. The first name Alan is shared by 283,264 Americans, and the surname Franck is shared by 4,026.
How rare is the name Alan Franck?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans. The first name Alan is common and the surname Franck is rare.
Is Alan a male or female name?
Alan is predominantly male, with 99.7% of bearers being male and 0.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 1955 and the average bearer today is 51 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Alan?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Alan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (70.83%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (18.15%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (5.16%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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