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Alan
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“Gracious; kind”
🌍 English📊 #317 nationally
Popularity Over Time
Births per million by decade (SSA data, 1960s–2020s)
The Story
Alan ranked #317 nationally with 2,183 births in the most recent SSA data. 📉 Declining trend: -16% vs the previous decade.
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